2 month ago
Linkorama : Five Myths About John McCain : Rolling Stone - Not a Washington outsider, top gun pilot, the central hero of the POW camp, straight talking reformer and "puts country first"
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Linkorama : California Court Wipes Wikileaks.org Out of Existence - One of the most important web sites in recent months has been Wikileaks.org. Wikileaks has upset the Chinese government enough that they are attempting to censor it, as is the Thai military junta. Wikileaks is now under attack from a censorship effort by
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25 month ago
philgyford : LRB | Jonathan Lear : Can the virtuous person exist in the modern world? - More ethics, morality, philosophy stuff for me to delve into one mythical day when I have loads more time to read books. (Subscribers only)
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25 month ago
Linkorama : Wikipedia and search for online truth - The idea that a specially trained group holds unique insight and power has been prevalent “ever since the formation of guildsâ€, says Ross Mayfield, founder of Socialtext, a company that sells “social software†tools like wikis - we
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33 month ago
Linkorama : A word or two on love - Oh and by the way if the above is too new age and namby pamby for you I reckon social computing is capable of talking 25% out of the running costs of most businesses - so there!
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35 month ago
Linkorama : Mondo Wikipedia - "No one has the right answers," he says. "Honest to God, what is truth? Can you tell me what truth is? If you want infallibility, go see the pope."
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44 month ago
erikbenson : Harry Frankfurt On Bullshit - Harry is my new hero. 5 stars.
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