Category: Politics
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PDLBKBR Part II
A little over two years ago, I attended an event and listened to Brad Templeton speaking about the Google driverless car and how hard it would be for society to adapt to this new method of transportation. I’ve stumbled upon a recording of him lecturing about the topic at “Driving Innovation: A Speaker Series Powered by Nissan…
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Mt. Gox’s Message to the 2013 G8 Conference
Mt. Gox today announced that “a couple of months ago [they] took a big step and bought a full page ad for Bitcoin right in the middle of the G8 Research Group’s official magazine”. The ad shows a caricature of foreign diplomats, wearing their national currency symbol instead of a head, sitting at a table…
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Three eras of currency
Three eras of currency: Commodity based, e.g. Gold Politically based, e.g. Dollar Math based, e.g. Bitcoin – Chris Dixon, investor at Andreessen Horowitz (source: cdixon’s tumblr)
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He’s so motherfucking cool!
President Barack Obama laughs with aides aboard Air Force One en route to Singapore, Nov. 14, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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7 Years Without Alon
Seven years ago today, my cousin Alon was murdered by a suicide bomber on a bus, on his way to Nazareth. I translated an article, from about a week after the terror attack, written by Natan Zahavi, a good friend of the family. The Saint Natan Zahavi says goodbye to Alon Goldenberg, his best friend’s son, who…
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“Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West”
I have some troubling thoughts after seeing the movie “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West“: It got me thinking about meme evolution and about Hawks vs. Doves (Game Theory) I learned about in Richard Dawkins‘ book “The Selfish Gene“. In a way, this is a struggle, and only one lifestyle can prevail – the Western, modern,…