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2012/05/172012/05/17

Michel Bauwens: New Books – Open Source Model for Nanotechnology

New books advocate ‘open source’ model for nanotechnology Franco Iacomella16th May 2012 Source: UTS Nanotechnology and Global Equality, by Dr Donald Maclurcan, and Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability, edited by Dr Maclurcan and Dr Natalia Radywyl, build the case that global prosperity now demands innovation without economic growth, and nanotechnology shows such innovation is possible. “Practices …

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2012/05/102012/05/10

Winslow Wheeler: Marine Aviation in the Toilet (Ethically, Technically, & Financially)

Last week I circulated a piece discusing an eight page advertising special in The Washington Post, paid for by Lockheed-Martin and Boeing (and a credit union). The huge ad commemorated the 100th anniversary of Marine Corps aviation. (My piece with a link to the advertisement is at the end of this message.) In the special …

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2012/04/292012/04/29

David Isenberg: Private Military Corporations – Chapter Twelve

Chapter 12 David Isenberg Huffington Post, 29 April 2012 After ten years of operation by private military and security (PMSC) contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq, what ethical lessons should we draw from their use? Namely, that private sector contracting has become an integral part of modern international operations, and in Afghanistan and Iraq contracting has …

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2012/04/26

DefDog: NSA Ubber Alles – Resistance is Futile

Outside the normal press field, this is the second article I saw today in CSO Salted Hash newsletter about Big Brother…. Will Obama preside over the coming of Big Brother? Privacy advocates and civil libertarians say among the president’s broken promises is a failure to restrain the NSA’s growing domestic surveillance By Taylor Armerding April …

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2012/04/24

Mini-Me: To Legalize Marijuana or Criminalize Government Misbehavior – That Is the Question

Huh? Hundreds Of Economists Agree Marijuana Legalization Could Save US Taxpayers $13.7 Billion Per Year (NaturalNews) Marijuana prohibition currently costs taxpayers billions of dollars a year to enforce, and it accomplishes little or nothing beneficial in terms of economic benefits. On the contrary, legalizing marijuana would not only save taxpayers billions of dollars a year in …

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2012/04/22

Jon Lebkowsky: 21st Century New Sources & Methods for Journalism

International Symposium on Online Journalism: New approaches in engaging with the news community ISOJ Program Angela Lee: Audience preference and editorial judgment: a study of time-lagged influence in online news To what extent are audiences influencing editors and journalists, and vice versa? Editorial judgement measured based on placement on paper; audience preference measured by clicks, …

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2012/04/212012/04/21

Josh Kilbourn: “we are this far from a turnkey totalitarian state”

NSA Whistleblower Speaks Live: “The Government Is Lying To You” Just a month ago we raised more than a proverbial eyebrow when we noted the creation of the NSA’s Utah Data Center (codename Stellar Wind) and William Binney’s formidable statement that “we are this far from a turnkey totalitarian state”. Democracy Now has the former …

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