Links for 16-03-2008
Wordpress plugins; religions=metaverses; transhumanism and space colonisation…
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1 – Top 10 WordPress CMS Plugins
Like it says on the tin, natch.
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2 – Hussein’s Iraq and al Qaeda not linked, Pentagon says
“The U.S. military’s first and only study looking into ties between Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and al Qaeda showed no connection between the two, according to a military report released by the Pentagon.” Horse, stable door?
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3 – Are Religions Virtual Worlds?
“I keep thinking how similar those player behaviors and game worlds are to the fantastical real-world-overlays we know as religions. Both imbue players with feeling of elevated direction.”
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4 – Dreamers of a Better Future, Unite!
“… the first generation of humans adjusted to starship living are far likelier to resemble Peter Watts’ marginalized Rifters or Jay Lake’s rabid Armoricans, rather than the universe-striding, empowered citizens of Iain Banks’ Culture.” Interesting
April 11th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Glad you found the essay interesting, Paul! We may have crossed paths at Strange Horizons — they published my critique of Star Wars, We Must Love One Another or Die.