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A Call to Cyber Arms

John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, posted this call to arms on his Twitter page: “The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops.” And indeed we are. Or at least we should be, because the fight is not specifically over WikiLeaks, but over […]

Changing the Pitch of the Universe

Yesterday I finished reading The Shadows of God, and therefore also The Age of Unreason, and that made me wonder about a few things. One of them was obviously what would happen if someone would somehow actually change the pitch of the universe, or just that of Earth? It is, of course, pure fantasy to […]

Airport Security and Frightened Sheep

And just when you thought that it was quite insane enough, it would seem that airport security is getting even worse. I do wonder if people will finally do something to stop this trend at least now, since plenty seem bothered by it, but unfortunately polls say most won’t, because they’re exactly the frightened sheep […]

Where Education and Information Fail

A recent article, citing some studies that have been around for some time, is giving me the opportunity to get back to this issue. I’m obviously just proving their point, looking for information that backs up my existing beliefs on the matter, while those who believe differently will just ignore all this, as expected. So […]

Plans, Rebellions, Idealists and Reformers

I missed the proper opportunity to post something about the political mess we’ve been in recently, but I think it’s all for the best. The constant contradictions between me and Remus Cernea, other Greens and many of their supporters when it comes to their approach and desires regarding what should happen to our government and […]