Education, autodidactism, etc.: Another Wikipedia trip
It began with this conversation with my friend Chad on Skype: [09:54:34] Chad Stearns - Economist: A friend of mine met Aubrey De Grey [09:54:41] Chad Stearns - Economist:…
Asimov, anti-intellectualism (more Wiki quotes)
So, the picture made me go on a Wikipedia reading frency (as it so happens). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism Anti-intellectualism is hostility towards and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectual pursuits, usually…
Wikipedia on contraception, abortion, and everything in between!
I really just was curious to know how whores in older times avoided getting pregnant... but it turned into a longer read. Here are some excerpts. Enjoy :) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_condoms…
Thoughts and quotes: Against Intellectual Monopoly (Boldrin & Levine)
Against intellectual Monopoly In general, this is an interesting book about patents. It is at times combatant in its language use, other times more neutral. I think it wud have…
Quotes and thoughts: Deliberative Democracy and Political Ignorance (Ilya Somin)
Very interesting two papers by Somin! I will definitely check out his other stuff when i have time. I just took the time off reading papers before i start reading…
Quotes and comments: Knowledge about ignorance: New directions in the study of political information (Ilya Somin)
Knowledge About Ignorance New Directions in the Study of Political Information Quotes from If political ignorance is rational and most voters choose not to learn much about politics for…
DMCAs – its time to game the system
Following recent news that Google will start downgrading sites that have received many DMCA complaints, it is time to show Google why this system is hopeless. To do so, we…
Various quotes and comments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_possession In linguistics, inalienable possession refers to the linguistic properties of certain nouns or nominal morphemes based on the their always being possessed. The semantic underpinning is that entities like…
Report: Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story (Michael A. Carrier)
Official loation. Download mirror: Copyright and Innovation The Untold Story It reads like a series of cases studies of how horribly the current legislation is being abused. …
Regarded Avaaz and the Peter Sunde petition
Given this: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120716/11583019714/is-petition-calling-pardon-pirate-bays-peter-sunde-offensive.shtml and this http://torrentfreak.com/is-the-peter-sunde-petition-offensive-inflammatory-or-objectionable-120716/ I was one of the persons who sent in a complaint with Avaaz own system. I used a generic one found in the comment…
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