December 2010
The Deleuzian Philosophy of Julian Assange →
mxmlsm:
“The first thing that strikes the reader is the overlap of vast theoretical speculation with extremely down-to-earth observations. Here’s a baroque chunk of high ‘Assangian’ theory:
We will use connected graphs as way to harness the spatial reasoning ability of the brain to think in a new way about political relationships.
The complexity of this is clear for all to see – indeed, the...
Fuck Yeah Consciousness: TOPIC: Upgrades →
fuckyeahconsciousness:
Here’s mine. The single upgrade that, for any kind of complex kit, is absolutely necessary.
I Want The Friendly Manual. For human consciousness. Neo-cortex to brainstem, and all associated areas where consciousness may live, such as in the gut - or even non-locally (or at least know why it…
Could the Wikileaks Scandal Lead to New Virtual... →
citizeninternet:
By Keir Thomas, PCWorld
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the recent Wikileaks scandal has shaken the Internet to its core. Regardless of where you stand on the debate, various services have simply refused to handle Wikileaks’ business—everything from domain-name providers to payment services—and this has led to many questioning how robust the Internet actually is.
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