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According to this reading of myth, a myth occurs only if someone is a true believer who consumes the myth innocently. This is why, for certain later writers, a postmodern ‘ironic’ reading, which recognises and plays with the constructedness of myths, is deemed subversive. It is also why ironic uses of stereotypes are sometimes differentiated…
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David Chalmers, however, argues that materialist reductionism of the Churchlands’ type throws out too much, and cannot deal with the fact that humans enjoy sunsets. Chalmers agrees with Thomas Nagel that there is something that it feels like to be a bat, or a human, but there may be nothing that it is like to…
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Lessig Blog, v2: Dear Candidate for Congress …
Lessig Blog, v2: Dear Candidate for Congress … lessig: Thanks for your call, which I am sorry I was not able to accept. But after many too many contributions to candidates for Congress, I have adopted an absolute rule: I will not consider making a contribution to your campaign for Congress unless you commit absolutely…
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Secret panel can put Americans on kill list’ | Reuters
Secret panel can put Americans on kill list’ | Reuters wilwheaton: wilwheaton: American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials. There is no public record of the operations or decisions of…
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Goldman Sachs, the global investment bank and financial services firm, announced Friday morning that it is running for president of the United States. The announcement was made at a farm near Waterloo, Iowa, by the musician Ted Nugent, who was hired to speak for the candidate. “We love oil and God and gasoline!” shouted Mr.…
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interactivestuff: (via Twine will rig up anything with sensors, send online alerts | The Verge)
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“Watching Dr. Who is exciting enough, but imagine if a robot Dalek in your living room was acting out the scenes live along with the on screen action. That’s the idea behind a new BBC technology that sends metadata directly into your room, along with the picture and sound. The metadata is sent to the robot Dalek…
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