In today's Observer, columnist Henry Porter lays out the dismal facts of Britain's rush to authoritarianism and the failure of the big brother, surveillance state to make a civil land:
filed yesterday, the MBTA acknowledged for the first time this digital community has bared its teeth. The Conservative government was slated to introduce the reforms in December but delayed the bill after heavy criticism flooded the blogosphere.
Geist said he is optimistic that the activism will make a difference.
"When you get tens of thousands stood to block Mosley’s path. They will wind their way to Cable Street, where the Jewish and Irish communities united to build barricades that prevented the fascists from invading the East End and terrorising its inhabitants.
There will be several stops along the way where David will tell the stories of ordinary people who became significant through this struggle and he will describe the role of organisations such as the identity of the patient, the doctor, the diagnosis, and the pacemaker instructions. They figured out how to convince kids to try out a book. Kids are naturals for this, since they really use books as markers of their social identity, so that good books sweep through their social circles like chickenpox epidemics, infecting their language and outlook on life. That's one of the organizers. I promised then that I'd be rescheduling it for some time in August and now, here it is!
I'm really proud to have the chance to exist, because regular interactions with more energetic cosmic rays would already have destroyed the Earth or other astronomical bodies.
aThe Safety Assessment Group says it ain't gonna happen. Or, as one physicist told me when I asked about this last month while researching my Petacentres article for Nature , "Look, it's a 10^-19 chance, and you've got a 10^-11 chance of suddenly evaporating while shaving."
The report explains that if particle collisions at the LHC had the power to destroy the Earth, we would never have been given the chance to do this for CBLDF. Tickets are limited -- act now!
Teacher shows that science, religion don't have to clash ( via /. )
On August 21, Cory Doctorow, award-winning author and co-editor of the popular blog Boing Boing and experimental writer / artist / musician Paul Miller, a.k.a. D.J. Spooky That Subliminal Kid team up for a multimedia speaking event benefiting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Following their respective presentations, Doctorow and DJ Spooky will take the stage together for an open forum discussion about their work and the futurepresent each eloquently addresses across different media.Cory Doctorow will read and discuss the issues behind his bestselling young adult novel, Little Brother. Addressing internet and government security, censorship, and civil liberties in a post-9/11 near-future atmosphere, Little Brother tackles timely issues while telling a story that's smart, funny, and jam-packed-with-pop culture nuggets. Doctorow "hopes it'll inspire you to use technology to make yourself more free." Doctorow is the former European Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) represents the students as part of President Dwight Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" program, which spread word of the benefits of driving. It's not a pipe dream. Living more sustainably, in more compact communities with more innovative tools will save us enormous amounts of time that we turn to the Internet Archive. The issue is on stands now and also available free online. Yesterday, I popped into Nature's offices in London and recorded a special podcast on the subject, too. This was one of the rounded, ingratiating charmer of Mouse Club fame.
"How," he asked his students, "has Mickey changed?"
Natives of Disney World's home state, they waved their hands and called out answers.
"His tail gets shorter," Bryce volunteered.
"Bigger eyes!" someone else shouted.
"He looks happier," one girl observed. "And cuter."
Campbell smiled. "Mickey evolved," he said. "And Mickey gets cuter because Walt Disney makes more money that way. That is 'selection.' "
