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POPSRecord Industry Goes After Personal Use So you pay for the CD and then load it into iTunes to put on your iPod and now that is illegal? Are these people so desperate for money they are now going after the end user who has already paid for it?
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POPSChance of Asteroid Hit on Mars Increases "Some researchers are hoping for a cosmic smash" Some? This is the kind of thing astronomers dream of At the moment its known as 2007 WD5. I'm sure if it hits it will get a better name.
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POPSThe way we twist reality-Cognitive bias Knowing where I can be biased, can help me find mistakes when I make them. It can also help me spot mistakes before I make them. It's a big list but it helps to be able to clear a few out, by asking for other opinions, and compare both the similarities, and the differences
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POPSProminent conservative surveys the wreckage of contemporary conservatism The entire article is highly reccommended for those that want to trace the GOP's post-9/11 "stumble into neoconservatism" from an insider's perspective. Bramwell's honesty and way with words are refreshing. Until recently, it has been almost impossible for me to speak candidly about the conservative movement, for it was my strange fate to serve as director and later trustee of the movement’s flagship journal, National Review. Earlier this year, at William F. Buckley’s request, I resigned both positions. I can therefore now declare what perhaps has oft been thought but never, at least not often enough, expressed. Notwithstanding conservatives’ belief that they, in contrast to their partisan opponents, have thought deeply about the challenges facing the United States, it is they who have become unserious.
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POPSWhat to Read Next? Resources I created this list a couple of weeks ago and I thought that it might interest some people here. It's still not complete, but there are enough resources there to keep you reading for quite a while.