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What if a nuclear bomb were attached to a door?

  • posted on August 19, 2009
  • William Barnes
  • 4 Comments
  • Posted in Philosophy
I came up with an interesting hypothetical at a bar last night. It addresses two general ethical questions: (1) is it morally wrong to cause the deaths of other people, and (2) is it morally wrong to
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Four in the morning

  • posted on August 13, 2009
  • William Barnes
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  • Posted in Webfinds
Brilliant TED
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Two hundred situps

  • posted on August 5, 2009
  • William Barnes
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  • Posted in Personal
I’m out of shape. I know. But exercising with no goal doesn’t work for me. I need structure. So I found this website and decided to try it out: Two Hundred Situps. The goal is to be able
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The Next Stage of Evolution

  • posted on August 3, 2009
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  • Posted in Webfinds
I just really liked this picture. Credit: Dave
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Annoying Domain Dispute

  • posted on August 2, 2009
  • William Barnes
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  • Posted in Computers & Internet, Law
I really don’t like the outcome of this (old) case: Freddy Adu v. Frank Fushille. The complainant is some kind of soccer player or something. The respondent is a fan. The respondent registered
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The Commons

  • posted on July 17, 2009
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  • Posted in Law
I just wanted to add something to my recent post on copyright on 200 year old paintings. The reasoning behind copyright is that giving a time-limited monopoly encourages people to create new things.
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Handbrake: Rip DVDs on a Mac

  • posted on July 13, 2009
  • William Barnes
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  • Posted in Computers & Internet
When I bought my Mac, I thought I was condemning myself to life with absolutely no useful free programs. With Windows and Linux, I was used to being able to find in seconds a tool to do whatever it
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Copyright on 200 year old paintings

  • posted on July 12, 2009
  • William Barnes
  • 10 Comments
  • Posted in Computers & Internet, Law
The National Portrait Gallery in London is threatening to sue an American who downloaded high-resolution digital copies of paintings from their website and uploaded them to Wikipedia. The catch: all
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What Harry Potter stole from Twilight

  • posted on July 11, 2009
  • William Barnes
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  • Posted in Entertainment
The complete lack of emotion or believable attraction. Harry’s not doing too bad (aside from looking like he was just punched in the stomach) but Ginny looks like she’s trying to win a
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Project management

  • posted on July 10, 2009
  • William Barnes
  • 4 Comments
  • Posted in Computers & Internet, School
I always have trouble keeping organized when I’m doing a research project. Particularly if that project requires me to consult many sources and particularly if those sources are in different
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