Links for 19-11-2007
Gillis on God (or the lack thereof), immortality and senescence, space missile tests …
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1 – (On God)
“There is no possible avenue by which we might export our responsibility to live. Either we choose to think or we do not. There is no life to be had in the absence of mental action. No one else can pump our hearts for us.” Word.
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2 – Double, Double Toil and Trouble
“Double possessives (when something is possessed by more than one person) can be doubly vexing if you’re unaware of the rules.”
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3 – A longer life ignores the cost of growing old
“For Brown and researchers who agree with him, scientists and governments have failed to react by shifting medical research away from conditions that kill and towards conditions that make life not worth living.” Amen, brother.
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4 – First-of-its-kind dual missile test intercepts targets in space
“Raytheon’s Standard Missile-3s have successfully intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles outside the Earth’s atmosphere, the first time a Navy ship has demonstrated simultaneous engagements against such targets in space.”
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5 – Link Search Tool | SoloSEO
SEO keyword research tool. Could be quite handy.
