May 2009
24 posts
New Socialism on the net →
An article from the wired.
Bill Gates once derided open source advocates with the worst epithet a capitalist can muster. These folks, he said, were a “new modern-day sort of communists,” a malevolent force bent on destroying the monopolistic incentive that helps support the American dream. Gates was wrong: Open source zealots are more likely to be libertarians than commie pinkos....
Executive Psycopaths →
An old article about psycopathic behavior among management, and how to screen such people from the group. Quite spooky when you think about it.
Am I the only one that thinks psycopathic behavioral profiles matches the qualities usually promoted in number of public education institutions? Especially the poor, inner-city schools…
Trailer for upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie. Hope they don’t forget to let Sherlock think during the movie.
Douglas Rushkoff’s ‘Life, Inc’ →
m1k3y:
Re-blogging Warren Ellis’s posting of the trailer for Douglas Rushkoff’s new book: Life, Inc.
Life Inc. exposes why we see our homes as investments rather than places to live, our 401k…
Cellular computation and communication using... →
Doctoral dissertation of Ron Weiss