Original vs. Copy and the Question of Context

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Consider these conundrums: 1. A brilliant geek invents a 3D printer which replicates flawlessly the Mona Lisa. Leonardo’s masterpiece and the copy spewed out by the machine are indistinguishable even...

The Economist's Article Was Right On The Money About Catalonia

"I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc. In...

CNN Ambushes Palin With Out-Of-Context Quote

See Video then read the article.  CNN is not this stupid, incompetent, corrupt, is it?  I thought CNN did a pretty good job on the Presidential campaigns.  This one was way outside of their usual...

The ALDI effect and how it will benefit mobile advertising

Much has been written in UK newspapers about the “Aldi effect” - as consumers tighten their belts due to the global credit crunch and tougher domestic conditions in the UK and switch to lower cost...

Distorting McCain's Remarks

Taking words out of context and spinning them into yarn to make your ugly election day sweater. Just one of the skills in this years campaigns."Obama's campaign is running a TV ad in Indiana that asks the...

Too Little Sleep Can Make Us Go Violent

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Loud bar music makes people drink more

Blame the DJ: a new French study has found that loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster.""Previous research had shown that fast music can cause fast drinking, and that music versus no music can cause a person to spend more time in a bar," said Nicolas Gueguen,...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

In Plain View: "Ten Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage"

Author Tom Head "[debunks] the American Family Association's NoGayMarriage.com Platform." The AFA is a right-wing advocacy group who has published a list of ten arguments against same-sex marriage. "Ostensibly a...

Jesse Jackson apologizes for crude remarks about Obama

 Jesse Jackson just did an unusual phone interview on CNN, apologizing in advance for what he said were crude remarks he made about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Read the...

Coach-Picking Guide Applied to Presidential Race

With fall just around the corner, the International Coaching Federation issued guidelines today for schools and other organizations to follow when hiring a coach. I thought it would be interesting to adapt the...

BA profits soar, boss refuses bonus

I'm sure every one you was caught up in the T5 disaster feels sorry for Mr Walsh losing out on his bonus."BA profits soar, boss refuses bonus The troubled opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5...

German Chancellor Merkel in Israel

" I publish on my blog a page of comics drawings called “The DailyComics Dream“, where I tell in short graphical episodes what happens to me under the Nazi occupation of Belgium in...

UK Archbishop ProSharia Statement Inflames Religious Leaders

When most people are trying to gain Gods Favour, some even praying to a host of Gods in order to cover all their Bases, the ArchBishop of Canterbury's statements on introducing Sharia Law into British Society has...

Is Microsoft Cooking Something Juicy for Linux/Open Source?

"Is Microsoft cooking something extra juicy for Linux/open source? The Redmond company announced earlier this week that a prominent member of the open source security world has jumped onboard, switching sides from Linux to Windows. Michael Howard, Senior Security Program...
 

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