Brian Gongol

(Video) A fun fan video that extends the terrific intro to "The Big Bang Theory" to include the entire full-length song by Barenaked Ladies


Says The Economist: "We assume our determining forces to be ones that 99% of us do not understand at all: genetic engineering, nanotechnology, climate change, clashing cultures and seemingly limitless computing power"


Ethiopia's government is denying licenses to newspapers that have covered anti-government protests. If those in power have virtually any power over those who report on those in power (beyond, say, the lightest touch of libel and slander enforcement), then those in power can basically assure themselves of remaining untouchable. The importance of the underground press in places ruled by oppressive regimes can hardly be overstated. Ethiopia is a huge country -- with 76 million people, it's bigger than Iran, France, or the UK. But if the government there can determine who does or does not have a right to a free press, then the press isn't free at all. And that's going to mean trouble for the West sooner or later.

Intel wants to develop and sell its own super-cheap computers; OLPC wants them to stay on the non-profit team
