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“simply take up elsewhere with no change in thinking”

by not another Rob?

“And, to be honest, if I could be uploaded tomorrow into some AI version of the internet or become a nascent Mars colonist, I would reject both options as morally, ethically wrong. You cannot trash an entire planet, kill billions of organisms (often for no reason at all), and then simply take up elsewhere with no change in thinking or accountability.”

Jeff VanderMeer, Redefining Utopia and Dystopia or Post-Apoc

Linkdump for March 7th

by Rob Friesel

Pay Only for Drugs That Help You An editorial in the New York Times by Samuel D. Waksal. There are some interesting ideas in there, some of which I even agree with. There is something very compelling about saying (w/r/t/ healthcare) "we should only pay when we get results". But it's also a slippery slope. […]

Linkdump for November 19th

by Rob Friesel

Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi "This is what happened. You are responsible for it." (tagged: ows OccupyUCDavis occupy politics ) Letter From A Liberal To A Young Marine (That 53% Guy) (tagged: OWS economy politics essay ) Caught on Camera: 10 Shockingly Violent Police Assaults on Occupy Protesters At AlterNet. (tagged: OWS economy […]