Category — General

On Torture and American Values – New York Times:
Clinging to the administration’s policies will only cause further harm to America’s global image and to our legal system. It also will add immeasurably to the risk facing any man or woman captured while wearing America’s uniform or serving in its intelligence forces.
This is an easy choice.

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i do not want anyone to torture in my name, in the name of my country, in the name of my compatriots. it is wrong.

I Can Has TheoLOLgians? | The Scriptorium Daily: Middlebrow:
I Can Has TheoLOLgians?

reflections on creativity:
New online from the University of Dundee, a collection of papers on the nature and future of creativity,
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Sean pointed me to a paper of his that looks particularly interesting, and there are other interesting ones on the nature of creativity.

YouTube – Dove Onslaught:

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new dove commercial…

great tagline.

Bono speaks out against torture – and gets censored – The Smirking Chimp:
While Bono’s entire acceptance speech was quite good, I was particularly moved when he spoke out against the use of torture. He said, “You do not have to become a monster to defeat a monster.”

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Censoring a liberty medal recipient’s acceptance speech? that seems a bit much… like beyond much by a few powers of 10.

Learning Inquiry Issue Two: Special Issue – Listening and Reflecting:

U Sank My Carrier! | Wake Up From Your Slumber:
He was given nothing but small planes and ships-fishing boats, patrol boats, that kind of thing. He kept them circling around the edges of the Persian Gulf aimlessly, driving the Navy crazy trying to keep track of them. When the Admirals finally lost patience and ordered all planes and ships to leave, van Ripen had them all attack at once. And they sank two-thirds of the US fleet.

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the doctrine of big beaten by the small.

The Raw Story | Olbermann: Bush adminstration use of bogus terror threat is ‘most overt accusation yet’:
Former US Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Fein joined Keith Olbermann to discuss recent charges that the Bush administration employed false intelligence to convince lawmakers they should temporarily expand domestic spying powers under the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

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umm the president shouldn’t lie to congress or his people. I mean come up… why did he create false evidence or have it ready? Rumormongering is likely only the smallest part.

1000STORIES:

A German documentary filmmaker and new-media artist, with the support of the Goethe-Institut New York, will be traveling through the United States by motorcycle from October 1 until November 15, 2007, and he wants to understand the American way of life.
He wants to know what makes Americans tick, so he s looking for people who are typical of the United States – whatever you think typical means. It could be you or someone you know. Once his trip starts, he will write about his experiences, collect stories, and conduct interviews, posted daily as a video weblog, or “vlog,” at 1000stories.com.

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this sounds like it will be a great project, i home many typical american’s get involved.

» Protect your network against fiber hacks | IT Security | TechRepublic.com:
For less than $1,000, an attacker can purchase the hardware necessary to tap into a fiber run. The tap consists of bending the fiber to the point that it leaks light.
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sweet!