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Klintron's Brain
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Thoughts on the intersections of media, technology, and politics.
Recent Posts
Is moderate religion harmful?
Now, many believers will argue that the harm done by religion isn’t religion’s fault. Many will point out all the wars, bigotry, fraud, oppression, quashing of science and medicine, and terrorizing of children done for reasons other than ...
History of London suburbs
This article on the recent Suburbia exhibition at the London Transport Museum takes a brief look at the history of suburbia: Rather than some authentic, uncomplicated, unplanned response to ordinary people’s desires, London’s suburbia wa...
Adopted man claims Charles Manson is his father
An man who was adopted as a child made contact with his biological mothers who told that his father is Charles Manson. The article, in the ever trustworthy Sun, doesn’t mention anything about DNA evidence or any other corroboration but the guy...
Interview with @dangerousmeme
“Dangerousmeme is a subversive art project with a coterie of followers on the fringe.” We are naturally drawn to hyperbole. I take furtive pleasure assuming the role of Cassandra or a ‘ Henny Penny‘. I ask people to question the sour...
Iraq’s mobile phone revolution
Asked to name the single biggest benefit of America’s invasion, many Iraqis fail to mention freedom or democracy but instead praise the advent of mobile phones, which were banned under Saddam Hussein. Many Iraqis seem to feel more liberated by them...
Seven screenplays you should read
This is geared mostly to aspiring screenwriters, but I think other writers and appreciators of film would benefit from at least reading this article, if not the scripts as well. My PDF Scripts: Mystery Man’s Seven Scripts You Gotta Read! (via Jorn ...

