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According to google/youtube anonymity positively encourages inhumane treatment? ;)

I thought I recognised that from the Stephen Baxter/Arthur C. Clarke book "Time" - well worth reading.

I thought you might like this: http://qntm.org/destroy

Slightly related and because it has intrigued me since I read the paper I thought people may find IBMs "History Flow" project interesting? The Project no longer appears to be docum…

Good point. However the comment betrays a complete lack of understanding both when it comes to the point being made by the video, and the wider implication that "any other hip hop …

If you think that the language and misogyny used in this video is safe for work - despite the very obvious irony/parody - then it's no wonder you missed the point.

Me neither til I finally picked up a book on Giger and there's the Windowlicker staring at me from the first page I flicked to. I always bought into a rumour (possibly just amongst…

http://www.aphextwin.nu/visuals/98319764035682.shtml

A truly unique talent. In memory, you should check out Aphex Twin's "Window Licker" directed by Chris Cunningham (HN will probably be most familiar with Bjork's "All is Full of Lov…

Yes, this is what I was angling for. I think it's a pre-occupation of many of the species in IMBs Culture series if I remember correctly. Where those species that went the long way…

I share your optimism and I'm a big believer that it will not be long before Carl Sagan's "Contact" event will happen, not from the stars but here on earth - my inclination is to s…

"I could easily see someone's job being to figure out which (presumably innocent) people to "target" for the sake of ensuring a full or nearly full data collection." Twitter makes …

You know the best eggs in the world? Seagull Eggs. The harvesting of them from the wild is highly protected and I've only ever met a few old boys who used to poach them but I've re…

I find it particularly galling that "Death with dignity" is "a silly loaded catchphrase designed to put opponents off balance" and yet "Death with courage" is something you throw i…

Yeah that's my experience down to a T. I once heard one of the top generals talking on the radio about the state of the MoD and he was saying that the basic career path was to suck…

I want to study the use of AI in determining genetic factors to disease and the neuro-degenerative ailments that the worlds increasingly older populations are facing "but finances …

Also reading Edward O. Wilson (aka "Lord of the Ants") or watching any of the fine documentaries about him is well worth it. I highly recommend "Consillience" - it's written in a f…

There is a soundbite used to dub over the top of replays in Premiership football as broadcast on terrestrial TV here in the UK. Once you notice it's exactly the same sound every ti…

yeah I wouldn't say _Every_ but a very large majority most certainly are. I used to delight in ruining people's enjoyment of nature documentaries by pointing out that anything walk…

That's exactly it, cheers for that - the brewing book I use mentions it's a traditional method but seems to imply for Sherry, but maybe I'm just not remembering correctly. Thanks f…

Take a look into the sherry making process if you can find a good resource. The (highly generalised) idea is to use several batches created yearly say, so that by the time you have…

Quantum Bees: http://discovermagazine.com/1997/nov/quantumhoneybees1263 I know it's Discover and probably total crap, but I just love the idea.

I think you added something to the conversation, and being the top comment it would seem so do other users. The comment made by 'joe_the_user, however, is shallow and pointless and…

"physical media has enormous problems for anything besides long term archival use" for those of us that consider music as art that is precisely the point, especially re: children b…

I'm sorry I can't find the article I read (about 2 years ago and it may well have been from a HN link if anyone recognises it?). In said article it explains how since the Iraq inva…