Links for 21-08-2006
Backing Up Things, Warren Ellis’s adventures in the metaverse, Rwanda’s economic leapfrogging plans…
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David Louis Edelman on the Digitisation of Objects – a column at Futurismic.
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CBS News reports on Second Life etc.
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Does what it says on the tin; a debate/discussion piece at Broader Perspective.
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Warren Ellis in the metaverse, part 2.
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Warren Ellis in the metaverse, part 3.
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Warren Ellis in the metaverse.
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Steve Rubel on the blogosphere buzz about Second Life.
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Steve Rubel spots a federal bureau setting up shop in the metaverse – for no discernable reason.
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Wired reports on musicians moving into Second Life for gigs. Saves on road-crew fees, I’m guessing.
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Worldchanging reports on Rwanda’s brave new vision.
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11 – Evolving UniversesShort introductory article on the theory of Cosmological Natural Selection.
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David Brin talks common sense as only he can.
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“Australian Health Minister Tony Abbott says there is no evidence that stem-cell research will lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of diseases.” That’s why they need to do the damned research, you idiot.
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“Food and drinks high in sugar should be taxed just like cigarettes, say economists who believe it is the only way to combat the global crisis in obesity.” Because economists are far more worried about people than cashflow, y’know.
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The two companies score a bundle of cash to develop their reusable rocket platforms and ‘ballistic capsules’ to a point where NASA can use them for ISS missions.
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With all the recent advances and discoveries in space, is this really all they can be bothered to debate? Come on guys, just flip a coin and cut to the stuff about black holes, already.
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