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Philosophic Discourse

Questions and answers

Sometimes, you may get a very good answer from your questions. When the answer comes from a machines, it’s even more interesting. Try asking questions to WolframAlpha, the computational “knowledge engine” from Wolfram Research, the same guys who make the … Continue reading

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Thus Spake Zarathustra-Bill Gates

Thus, He spoke, at last. When asked today (November 2, 2013) by The Financial Times about his thoughts on priority between malaria vaccination and Internet connectivity he replied: As a priority, it’s a joke. […] Take this malaria vaccine, [this] … Continue reading

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Not your typical rock concert

Even though agnostic writers of the caliber of Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa applauded the recent World Youth Days kermesse that was held in Madrid a few days ago, I am really quite of the opposite view. Not for religious … Continue reading

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Humanistic Provocationz

I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me. — Charles Darwin I was lately thinking of the importance of reading, being myself an avid reader: of both stories and essays, papers, … Continue reading

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Belle de jour

During the day Laura was a successful law-practitioning student. During the night she became Eve, a sexy escort. The 28-year-old Scottish girl was found dead in her luxury flat in London, apparently from a drug and alcohol cocktail. Her story … Continue reading

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