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2:24 pm EST, Nov 20, 2002 |
"This website features scholarly investigations into the idea that you might literally be living in a computer simulation. Films like The Matrix and novels like Greg Egan's Permutation City have explored the idea that we might be living in virtual reality. But what evidence is there for or against this hypothesis? And what are the implications? The original paper featured here, "Are You Living in Computer Simulation?", presents a striking argument showing that we should take the simulation-hypothesis seriously indeed, and that if we deny it then we are committed to surprising predictions about the future possibilities for our species. ...Nick Bostrom, PhD, is a Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy at Yale University." There is no spoon. The Simulation Argument |
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southcountyjournal.com - Skating prodigy, 5, turning heads |
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2:19 pm EST, Nov 20, 2002 |
Mitchie Brusco seems like your average 5-year-old boy. He loves Power Rangers and his favorite movie is ``Spider-Man.'' He spends hours on swing sets, and he still thinks school will be fun once he attends. But when Mitchie hops onto a skateboard, he is anything but average. He is becoming one of biggest -- and smallest -- sensations in Northwest skateboarding. Mitchie, who lives in Kirkland, is a skateboarding prodigy -- already sponsored by six different companies. He has won his past three competitions, including the first-place trophy at the 8-and- under Northwest League Competition held in Portland in June. The win earned Mitchie an all-expenses-paid trip to the Gravity Games in Cleveland, one of the biggest skateboarding events in North America. ``Everybody has a talent,'' said his mother, Jennifer Brusco. ``I think he just found his sooner than most.'' southcountyjournal.com - Skating prodigy, 5, turning heads |
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Man opens strip club in 'sovereign nation' south of Twin Cities |
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2:18 pm EST, Nov 20, 2002 |
Man opens strip club in 'sovereign nation' south of Twin Cities Associated Press
Published Nov. 18, 2002
STRI19 ELKO, Minn. -- An Ojibwe man has declared a piece of land in this tiny town a sovereign nation, opened a strip club and pledged to fight anyone who tries to mess with either. ``There ain't no way on God's Earth that they're going to stop me,'' said Al LaFontaine, 82, of St. Paul. It's not the first time LaFontaine has said that. In 1959, he offered to sell a third of North Dakota to the Soviet Union and he's put forth a variety of schemes to build casinos on land that he's bought and declared sovereign. Man opens strip club in 'sovereign nation' south of Twin Cities |
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12:04 am EST, Nov 10, 2002 |
Giving License to Creativity: Our initial goal is to provide an easy way for people (like scholars, musicians, filmmakers, and authors--from world-renowned professionals to garage-based amateurs) to announce that their works are available for copying, modification, and redistribution. We are building a Web-based application for dedicating copyrighted works to the "public domain," and for generating flexible, generous licenses that permit copying and creative reuses of copyrighted works. Creative Commons |
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CNN.com - Corpse art brings body donor rush - August 13, 2002 |
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3:43 pm EST, Nov 6, 2002 |
LONDON, England -- An exhibition of dissected human corpses which caused a storm of protest has prompted a rush of "body donors" who want to be preserved and put on display for future generations. More than 20 people in Britain have agreed to donate their bodies to an institute run by German professor Gunther von Hagens, whose chosen preservation method is to skin the corpse, splay its insides and put it on display to the public. "The most certain thing about life is death," Juanita Carberry, 77, from Kenya, told reporters at the exhibition on Monday. "And I believe in recycling everything that is recyclable."
"My body is a shell I live in. When I die I will have
finished with it. If I can dispose of any part of my body for a useful purpose then that is great." CNN.com - Corpse art brings body donor rush - August 13, 2002 |
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Matchbox sized remote control car |
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3:39 pm EST, Nov 6, 2002 |
"It's the ZipZaps micro RC car-it's fast and it looks like the full-size Porsche-only it's pocket-sized! Customize it with hub caps and other accessories. Tune it with optional performance upgrade kits, faster motors, gears and suspensions! It's easy! Comes with all the factory parts, tools and instructions for quick assembly. Then, put it on the compact charger for about a minute and zoom away! " This thing is very interesting. Its a matchbox sized RC car: Needs:
1. A more powerful radio. (Difficulty: Easy)
2. An FM wireless transmitter. (Difficulty: Easy)
3. A way to make it less noisy. (Difficulty: Medium/Hard) Add these three items and you have a very entertaining remote surveillance tool. Matchbox sized remote control car |
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3:31 pm EST, Nov 6, 2002 |
So you wake up one day and realize your taste in music sucks. And obviously, that means you suck as well. You're tired, frustrated, hopelessly unhip, and you're very sick of your Winamp playlist. But wait...... before you pull that trigger, consider this. You need hip hop and you need it fast. For your sake, I've set up a "How to be a backpacker" kit that's so easy, virtually anybody can do it. Don't worry. You'll be in touch with the little b-boy inside of you in no time. After this kit, you'll be keeping it so real that only other backpackers will understand a word you spit. So what are we waiting for? Let's begin. How To Be a Backpacker |
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