government

Lessig on government failures and corruption

Another great Lessig keynote. Interesting analogy between the famous Pentium FDIV flaw and the current government's flaws and the absurdities of todays approach to the most fundamental questions we need to address.

1984 - Scotland Yard Investigator Wants to Collect DNA from School Children

Dna

Wired reports that the director of Scotland Yard's forensics division says that Britain should be collecting DNA samples from any primary school children who show signs of behavior that exhibit a propensity for later crimes, according to an article in the Observer.

The Yard's Gary Pugh says the idea that trivial offenses committed early in life can forecast more serious crimes later in life is supported by studies, and that identifying these individuals when they're children would not only aid crime-solving later, but possibly deter some of these suspects from committing crimes when they're adults.

Zeitgeist - March 15 2008 Z-Day


zeitgeist

For those who don't know Zeitgeist yet I suggest you to go and watch it: it' is a 2007 web film, produced by Peter Joseph, that presents a number of facts related to Christianity, the attacks of 9/11, and the Federal Reserve Bank, as well as theories related to those three topics.

Top Ten Signs Your Country May Be Going Fascist

I can recognise some... can you?

Top Ten Signs Your Country May Be Going Fascist


Top Ten Signs Your Country May Be Going Fascist
Top Ten Signs Your Country May Be Going Fascist
Top Ten Signs Your Country May Be Going Fascist

Is drug prohibition harmless?

Is it? And why isn't wine or beer illegal, for that matter? It just makes no sense.


Is drug prohibition harmless? And why isn't wine or beer illegal, for that matter? It just makes no sense. Get the facts.

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