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This is the incredible thing about NASA (and science in general come to think of it) even "failure" can mean great success.

There are about 3 billion people on Earth to whom your statement doesn't necessarily apply: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/397-eliminating-...

TMZ is a pretty terrible source but the NYT is reporting this as well: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson...

I'm just wondering, if I ate a Chimpanzee would it be considered cannibalism? I'm not sure H. Sapiens sapiens eating H. Neanderthalensis is much different from H. Sapiens sapiens e…

I agree that Preview's annotate feature works well. Still, there something about the physical process of underlining words that helps me connect ideas together as I'm reading.

The only problem with digital copies like this is that I can't underline. Maybe it's just the habit of underlining, but I can't read as well (academic reading) when I can't underli…

Great article. I've always wondered why so many games this gen are boring brown and gray. Playing through Fallout 3 makes this readily apparent. The other thing I'd like to see cha…

Great advice. Sometimes I only get down a single sentence that pops into my head, but a killer sentence can make an entire essay for me.

Totally agree. I don't have an iPhone (can't afford a data plan at the moment) but want one. Something feels wrong about being locked in to any one carrier for service though. My m…

I don't care if it's fake. "Bung" is too funny.

What you say is true, as far as I know. It is entirely possible to share the culture of the people who one lives nearby and yet practice a different religion. It is also true that …

I don't think so. I do think there is a problem when we view other cultures from the outside, and when we focus only on the "fancy" aspects of culture because it's more interesting…

>There's a difference between culture and religion. That's an interesting statement. Only in the West, and only in the last few hundred years can religion be conceived of as a disc…

Nice post. I really like your writing style.

Damn, I guess I will.

The idea that the wealthy started from nothing and ascribing their wealth to the "hard work" of building from nothing is romantic, but ultimately it's a fantasy. No doubt much indi…

Slavoj Zizek's thinking on violence is worth quoting here: "The two faces of Bill Gates parallel the two faces of Soros. The cruel businessman destroys or buys out competitors, aim…

I've had the same experience you have. My biggest problem with Hulu, though, is that I don't think they want you watching it on your TV. Or, they'd rather have you watching shows o…

I saw a kiosk at the mall selling these. I didn't stop to take a look, but I've never seen a kiosk at the mall with so many people crowded around it.

Does MS make any money on search? I ask because I wonder if they are trying to kill/replace/be the next Google at all. Obviously Steve Ballmer would love for MS to knock off Google…

I was going to say the same thing. Open floor plans are too distracting for me.

I wonder if, simply by making this statement, Google takes a step toward making it true?

On Hacker News, definite yes. Other sites, not so often. But I am not moved to comment on other sites as often as I am here.

Can't agree with you more. To create anything humans must utilize their labor. That is where the real value lies. The "market," "capital," and the "financial system" are nothing bu…

Google may have a monopoly on search, however, it hasn't come to that monopoly via anticompetitive actions, as far as we know. At least, no one has reported on any. Furthermore, as…