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Category Archives: Science & Technology
Cyber attacks & the ethical dimension of the Google China episode
If there were a showy way to use cyber weapons to effect death in the "kinetic" world, then terrorists may harness it.
Also posted in Current Affairs, internet Tagged china, cyber attacks, cyberwarfare, foreign policy, google, hillary clinton, law, merritt baer, natalie holloway, robert mnookin, state department, u.s. 2 Comments
One small iPad for a man, one giant leap for mankind
"Wow," she said, "this is great." And that's when something clicked for me about the iPad.
Environmentalists: nature’s conservatives
Organic fanatics are condemning millions of people to, at best, lives of penury and squalor – and, at worst, to death.
Also posted in politics Tagged al gore, BNP, class, david attenborough, environment, jason walsh, john eliasch 15 Comments
Yes, IT’S PERFECTLY OK to have a wind turbine near your house
Wyoming residents are using environmental arguments to undermine the most important environmental technology of our time.
Also posted in Society, north america Tagged environment, u.s., wind energy, wind turbines 2 Comments
Paul Chambers: “privacy is dead, get over it” is not good enough
I have yet to hear of any terrorist quite stupid enough to announce his or her plans days in advance in an open forum such as Twitter.
Also posted in Current Affairs, europe, terrorism Tagged britain, jason walsh, paul chambers, twitter 1 Comment
From Google to “Free Tibet”: an image of big, bad, horrific China
China, like Russia under Putin, is a bogeyman figure for liberal Westerners.
Also posted in Business World, Current Affairs, asia, internet Tagged china, environment, google, jason walsh, tibet 6 Comments
Response to Haiti’s earthquake: from urgent aid to “pacts with the devil”
"What pact have Haitians made with the devil [that] has helped the United States become what it is?"
Also posted in Current Affairs, north america, south america Tagged allison mccarthy, earthquake, haiti, pat robertson, twitter 1 Comment
BeautifulPeople.com: “this isn’t a witch hunt for fat people”
The site’s leadership is trying to have their cake and eat it, too.
A hot mess of a decade, a reason for the American Left to be hopeful
Katrina brought into daylight the absolute lie of “success” and “wealth.”
Also posted in north america, politics, terrorism Tagged george w. bush, hurricane katrina, iraq, twitter 2 Comments


Brit Insurance Designs of the Year: civilian applications