“For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.” Fascinating example of alternate history; Richard Nixon’s draft speech informing the nation that the 1969 Apollo 11 moon mission has been lost with all hands. Oddly,
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Schneier on Security: Hacking the Papal Election: “What are the lessons here? First, open systems conducted within a known group make voting fraud much harder. Every step of the election process is observed by everyone, and everyone knows everyone, which makes it harder for someone to get away with anything. Second, small and simple elections
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PlaneariumHee hee! Following a link from the anarchic, but normally rational Virtual Stoa, I find this, and piss valuable freelance time up the wall. MORE Images here
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Anneliese Brant
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Adam Oxford
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Hicks.
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New Scientist Breaking News – Robotic camel riders are ready to race: “Camel racing is to be transformed as a spectator sport in the United Arab Emirates with robot riders taking the place of child jockeys.” Illustrations previously released show a system capable of leaning from side to side and pulling on the reins. Another
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