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    I think it is rather sad to see Google departing...

    I think it is rather sad to see Google departing from its motto of "Do no evil" to become a manufacturer of weapons.

    Lance
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    Do you think Petr Schreiber is in danger of being...

    Do you think Petr Schreiber is in danger of being swallowed by Google and emerging a Go programmer?

    Lance
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    I remember being quite disappointed when I read...

    I remember being quite disappointed when I read "A new kind of science" which certainly didn't overturn all of Western Science and Knowledge as Wolfram had claimed it would. So I think I will take...
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    Ben Goldacre - Battling bad science

    see

    http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science.html?fb_ref=talk

    his book on this topic is a great read.

    Lance
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    Some philosophers have argued that we create our...

    Some philosophers have argued that we create our own meaning. We are like children building sand castles on the beach. We know the tide will come in and wash them away, but we build them anyway, and...
  6. Thread: Christmas

    by LanceGary
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    Merry Christmas to everyone! Where I am it is...

    Merry Christmas to everyone!

    Where I am it is very hot and humid - but I hope the rain lets up for the rest of you.

    Thanks for a great forum!

    Lance
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    Bill Gates denies ever saying the above... ...

    Bill Gates denies ever saying the above...

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    Europe's strangest creature?

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19260705
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    DNA as a medium for data storage

    The digital version of 53,000-word book, including images and a JavaScript program, was encoded into DNA through a technique developed by a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins and Harvard...
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    I I see Ecuador has decided to grant julian...

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    I see Ecuador has decided to grant julian Assange asylum.

    Lance
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    I suspect that this will have the unintended...

    I suspect that this will have the unintended consequence that the UK will be considered to have given permission to other countries to invade UK embassies when the UK does something in them (like...
  12. Bio-photons are a communications medium for cells?

    Research suggests cells communicate via biophotons
    May 23rd, 2012 in Biology / Other
    (Phys.org) -- Biologists have long been familiar with luminescence in
    organisms, where plants and animals...
  13. Economic inequality can lead to collapse - an answer to Dan Baron

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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/05/inequality-leads-to-economic-collapse
  14. Thread: Synesthesia

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    I haven't had chance to read your reference but...

    I haven't had chance to read your reference but I'm guessing it is version of Idealism similar to that of George Berkely.

    I don't want to deny the existence of the world, just that perception...
  15. Thread: Synesthesia

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    Quote: " but it is actually a case of...

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    " but it is actually a case of self-deception, as synesthesia is not an extrasensory power, but a subjective and 'adorned' perception of reality", the researchers state."

    Hmm. I think...
  16. A theologian, struggling to come to terms with the problem of evil, dies

    see

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9244090/William-Hamilton.html
  17. Thread: Rosetta Code

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    Rosetta Code

    I can only find one example from ThinBASIC on Rosetta Code (http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Rosetta_Code) - which of course might simply reflect my lack of ability to find things. That example was rather...
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    Have you had your appendix out? Lance

    Have you had your appendix out?

    Lance
  19. Yes, I think your suggestion seems to be what the...

    Yes, I think your suggestion seems to be what the article was advocating.

    I wondered whether it would be possible to show that some kinds of chess moves would be impossible to think by mere...
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    I think you should read Milgram's famous...

    I think you should read Milgram's famous experiments on obedience:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

    Lance
  21. Good social science has to seem obvious. if it...

    Good social science has to seem obvious. if it did not accord with our experience it would probably be very wrong. But to say that something is obvious in this sense is not to say that anyone could...
  22. Using computers to catch computer cheats playing chess

    March 19, 2012
    To Detect Cheating in Chess, a Professor Builds a Better Program By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN When it comes to cheating, chess might seem all but invulnerable. After all,...
  23. Wealth of nations - seems related to Dan Baron's views?

    March 13, 2012
    Why Some Countries Go Bust
    By ADAM DAVIDSON
    By his own admission, Daron Acemoglu is a slightly pudgy and fairly
    nerdy guy with an unpronounceable last name. But when I...
  24. Titanium doesn't last a life-time. Most replaced...

    Titanium doesn't last a life-time. Most replaced titanium joints have to be replaced again within ten years. The regenerative composite material we call bone is much tougher than titanium. So the...
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    I think the early experiments with delayed...

    I think the early experiments with delayed auditory feedback used headphones and date from the 1960s. Delayed auditory feedback through headphones is extremely effective in suppressing a person's...
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