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Written by Paul Dirac, Piotr Kapitza and Antonino Zichichi in August 1982, this statement is now supported by 10,000 scientists the world over. ***** It is unprecedented in human history that mankind has accumulated such a military power to destroy, at once, all centres of civilisation in the world and to affect some vital properties of the planet. The danger of a nuclear holocaust is not the unavoidable consequence of the great development of pure science. In fact, Science is the study of the fundamental laws of nature. Technology is the study of how the power of mankind can be increased. Technology can be for peace or for war. The choice between peace and war is not a scientific choice. It is a cultural one: the culture of love produces peaceful technology. The culture of hatred produces instruments of war. Love and hatred have existed forever. In the Bronze and Iron Ages, notoriously pre-scientific, mankind invented and built tools for peace and instruments of war. In the so-called ...

This is a really neat concept. Again I think this points to how online savvy Obama and his team are. Of course this could go to either end of the spectrum, but I feel that the Obama team will handle moderating questions in a good faith, no censorship kind of way. http://change.gov/page/content/openforquestions Also, the appointment of Steve Chu as Energy Sec. is a masterful stroke. Brings in someone with real scientific knowledge of the problem, and also appeals to the Asian American community. So far, I've been quite impressed with Obama's choices. Look at Hillary Clinton as Sec. of State. In one stroke, he acknowledges Hillary and also reins in Bill! I think that's one of his real strengths---identifying competent people who fit his political agenda and using them.

I saw this image somewhere, and I thought it was nice. I hope we can spread it around! I apologize for not giving full credit, but if it's yours, let me know!

Taiwan's Wild Strawberries Movement is gaining some global recognition. For more information, check out their website... [English] http://taiwanstudentmovement2008.blogspot.com/ [Mandarin] http://action1106.blogspot.com The main message is "Since 6th November 2008, students in Taiwan have launched a sit-in movement against the "Parade and Assembly Law" which contradicts the Constitution Law. The movement fights for the human rights and the democracy in Taiwan." I think it's wonderful and interesting to see how blogs and the Internet are now changing the way politics is done. You can see the effects clearly in the recent US presidential elections. Obama had huge grassroots and online support, but importantly, he listened and often responded to the voices from the net. For politicians to survive in the 21st century, they're going to have to learn to be able to respond as quickly and decisively as bloggers are in posting their thoughts. As with any change, ...

Dick Annegarn "Soleil du soir" (par Michel Gondry) by totoutard I found this to be very charming.

Ever have trouble understanding pointers in C? Maybe this will help.

I recently found a Flash based mahjong game called Japanese Mahjong on Jayisgames.com. It's quite fun. Here's my best hand yet! I have the Big Three.