The world of Edge.org wakes up to reputation, and MemeStreams is explained.

"General altruism": here you give something back not to the person to whom you owe something, but to somebody else in society.

"We had become prisoners of the dilemma."

Here the question of trusting the other, the idea of reputation, is particularly important. Google page rankings, the reputation of eBay buyers and sellers, and the Amazon.com reader reviews are all based on trust, and there is a lot of moral hazard inherent in these interactions."

Indirect Reciprocity, Assessment Hardwiring, and Reputation

] In a demonstration that holds promise for future advances
] in nanotechnology, California Institute of Technology
] computer scientists have succeeded in building a DNA
] crystal that computes as it grows. As the computation
] proceeds, it creates a triangular fractal pattern in the
] DNA crystal.

[ Cool. -k]

Caltech computer scientists embed computation in a DNA crystal to create microscopic patterns

funny and creepy at the same time. the occular cavitiy of a powerpuff girl is the size of a buick.

What Cartoon Skeletons Look Like

Crazy cultists are building an anti-science museum in Kentucky. You can take a virtual walkthrough. Some choice quotes:

] Peer back into the deepest recesses of the heavens,
] and discover that the latest images of the stars
] confirm an all powerful Creator, not a random bang!

] The Bible is true. No doubt about it! Paul explains
] God's authoritative Word, and everyone who rejects
] His history-including six-day creation and Noah's
] Flood-is ‘willfully’ ignorant.

] Everywhere you turn, science confirms the biblical account!

] The first man walked with dinosaurs and named them all!

] God’s Word is true, or evolution is true. No millions of
] years. There’s no room for compromise.

] The only way to cover our sin is the horrific death of
] an innocent substitute.

] Mingle with the unsuspecting people of Noah’s day,
] ‘eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage.’
] Why listen to that crazy preacher who warns of coming
] judgment?

Of course, they won't tell you when they plan to open it cause they want to carrot the openning date to raise more money. I'd almost suggest a road trip when it opens but I'm afraid they'd kick me out, or worse, serve koolaid.

Creation Museum | Walk-through

cyberdyne is just around the corner. terminators everywhere!

brain in a petri dish

Check It! Free annual service now begins for the Western United States. The rest of us will have to wait a while.

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] A billboard recently put up in Orlando bearing a smiling
] photograph of President Bush with the words "Our
] Leader" is raising eyebrows among progressives who
] feel the poster is akin to that of propaganda used by
] tyrannical regimes.

I have no problem with this type of advertising. It's helpful to hang a flag out and show everyone how stupid you are. What I do have a problem with is that the company which is sponsoring it controls a majority chunk of several media in this country, and it's becoming clear that the line between political stance and objective reporting is more blurred and hidden than it's ever been.

George W. Bush: Our leader

janelane wrote:
] ] NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The CBS and NBC Networks have
] ] refused to run an ad by a liberal church promoting the
] ] acceptance of people regardless of sexual orientation
] ] because the networks believe the ad is advocacy
] ] advertising.
] ]
] ] The 30-second spot, run by the United Church of Christ,
] ] features two muscle-bound bouncers standing outside a
] ] church, selecting people who could attend service and
] ] those who could not. Among those kept out are two males
] ] who appear to be a couple. Written text then appears
] ] saying, in part, "Jesus didn't turn people away, neither
] ] do we."
] ]
] ] "It's ironic that after a political season awash in
] ] commercials based on fear and deception by both parties
] ] seen on all major networks, an ad with a message of
] ] welcome and inclusion would be deemed too controversial,"
] ] said Rev. John Thomas in the statement.
]
] Rock that statement, Reverend!

RE: Jesus accepting gays too hot for NBC, CBS - Dec. 1, 2004

] Swanson, producers of some of the world's fattiest TV
] dinners, is seeking to take over the breakfast market
] with a new line of microwaveable morning meals. It's
] called the 'Hungry Man All Day Breakfast,' and it's
] threatening to turn people into manatees.

Ironically, you probably eat more when you're at Pancake Pantry.

The Worst Breakfast Ever.

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