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Plastic Logic e-book reader

This is absolutely amazing. It seems that they provide the final technical breakthrough that is needed to make reading a digital experience. Though still another year away from production. Obviously, they want to steer up the hype, now that Amazon and Sony try to rapidly gain market share now that the e-book market is ready for primetime.

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"Against Intellectual Monopoly"

Unlike fishs in the ocean, ideas do not get diminished by widespread use.
The book Against Intellectual Monopoly is available in print or for free download.


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The Twitter Followholic

In case I get ever addicted (dont believe so), this is a good recipe to get clean again:
The Twitter Followholic: An Epidemic

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Could the crisis lead to catharsis?

Just saw this BBC news. Gordon Brown wants the banks to be the servants and not the masters of economy and society. Shouldn't that apply to politicians, government, companies and any institution as well? Eventually we either see the worldwide societies and their institutions to go through a catharsis or we are on the brink of a global catastrophe.

BBC NEWS | UK | Brown: Banks should be 'servants'
Brown: Banks should be 'servants'

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What do people think about "Windows 7"?

People on the streets of Sydney are asked whether they like "Windows 7". Interesting answers. This "version" runs on my notebook for a few months in production. And I would not want to switch back ;-)

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London from above, at night

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Erfahrungen beeinflussen Gene

Der Spiegel Artikel Gen-Forschung: Bruch des bösen Zaubers geht auf derzeitige Studien aus dem jungen Forschungszweig der Epigenetik ein. Es wird mehr und mehr deutlich, daß Körper und Geist sich beidseitig beeinflussen.
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Yawning Germans

McCain spokesperson Tucker Bounds is calling the Germans listening to Barack Obama "fawning Germans". See McCain Camp Slams Obama on Troops and "Fawning" Foreigners - Yahoo! News.

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It's the Oil, stupid!

Noam Chomsky writes about the deal between Iraq's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies and some details that give clear indications on the real reasons for invading Iraq.
It's the Oil, stupid!, by Noam Chomsky

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Graffiti Movie Art

An incredible effort
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