Wasting time while writing my review, and mjourd sends me the link for David Brin's talk. Notes:

• Our civilization is the first is a long time to not focus on the "fall from grace". We wield what used to be considered godlike powers. We think the problems of the world are mostly solvable, and will enable us to get to the next ones. "progress"
• What are the two forms of propganda messages people don't notice because they have already accepted them? Suspision of authority and Tolerance.
• The weird thing about the drug war is that you normal spend 10% of your resources in war doing research, which we haven't. What do we find about addiction now with some research? It's what lets us work on the things we love. Drugs are subsitute high. Just as bad as Self Rightiousness (which feels damn good).
• More power should be tempered with more oversight. (ashcroft example)
• You can't trade off freedom and security, you must have both. Win/Win must be rule.
• We train high schoolers not about facts but about debating, taking sides and initaitive.

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I've updated my WinXp Notes page with some tips on how to move to a non admin account with less daily fustration.
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