Ethics: The Right to Be Forgotten vs Censorship
Recently France?s privacy commission ruled that the European Union?s ?Right to Be Forgotten? law applies to Google worldwide, not just […]
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society
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Creator Intent versus Reader Ownership
Who owns the meaning of a story? There?s an anecdote about Kurt Vonnegut that may be apocryphal. It goes like
The Value of Expiration Dates
One of the on-going discussions in our household is how valid expiration dates on food really are. My partner tends
consumers, economics, Malaysia, Social Discourse, society
Putting the Cart Before the Horse – Malaysian Real Estate Style
When I first arrived in Kuala Lumpur, my employer gave me a list of real estate rental agents to contact
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, Writing
A Review of The Wind-up Girl
Science Fiction set in non-Western cultures can be very interesting, and lately I?ve been lucky to find two that are
Social Discourse
The Schrodinger Moments in Your Life
My brother-in-law is what you’d call “salt of the Earth.” He grew up on a farm. He tinkered with engines
Politics, Social Discourse, society
How One Death Can Change History
Written in 2016, UPDATEDGiven the topic of how a singular death can change history, people usually jump to Archduke Franz
Creativity, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, Writing
No Consensus on the Best Science Fiction of 2014
What does it say that the four top awards for science fiction had zero consensus on what deserved to be
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The Hubris of the Echo Chamber
Like many, I was not only surprised, but shocked by the recent US elections. Michael Moore warned us back in
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Hugo Awards 2015: Justice Served or Much Ado About Nothing?
So, the most hyped, bitterly fought and controversial Hugo Awards season has come and gone. The ?Sad Puppies? and ?Rabid