Monthly Archives: February 2009

“Within Any Possible Universe, No Intellect Can Ever Know It All”

David H. Wolpert, of the NASA Ames Research Center, argues that no entity within any possible universe can know everything about that universe. Within Any Possible Universe, No Intellect Can Ever Know It All - Scientific American. ” . . . the universe lies beyond the grasp of any intellect, no matter how powerful, that could exist within [...]
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“Porn in the USA: Conservatives are biggest consumers”

A new study by Benjamin Edelman, of the Harvard Business School, claims that consumption of on-line pornographic material is generally evenly distributed across all of America, although some states that consume the most porn tend to be more conservative and religious. Porn in the USA: Conservatives are biggest consumers – New Scientist After controlling for differences in broadband internet [...]
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“Cute but sad Dumbo octopus”

Cute but sad Dumbo octopus – collision detection Image from “The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss” by Claire Nouvian Only someone with an anvil for a heart could be unmoved by the gorgeous and thoroughly extraterrestrial spectacle of the noble Grimpoteuthis, which looks sort of like a gelatinous ghost from Pac-Man, with two floppy ‘lil [...]
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“Senate bans Fairness Doctrine revival 87-11″

Senate “bans” the Fairness doctrine. Senate bans Fairness Doctrine revival 87-11 - Ars Technica. The Senate today adopted a ban on the Fairness Doctrine—a much-maligned FCC policy from the 1940s through the 1980s that forced broadcasters using public airwaves to offer multiple points of view on controversial topics. The broken clock that is government is correct . . . [...]
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