From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Thu Jun 26 2003 - 17:04:37 MDT
--- Harvey Newstrom <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> wrote:
> Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote,
> > Michael Wiik wrote:
> > > It appears that Whole Earth Review doesn't have
> the funds to publish
> > > their Spring 2003 issue which is about the
> technological singularity.
> > > Some of the articles are available as pdf's on
> their site
> > > http://www.wholeearth.com/
> >
> > Looks worthless except for those interested in
> keeping up with popular
> > error.[...]
>
> Sigh... Yes, there seems to be more pop pseudo
> science floating around than
> real science. Is this because it is too difficult
> to catch inaccuracies?
> Or is it because hype sells better than truth?
If you want to rationalize this one starting to go
away, at least in significant cases like this, you
could ponder exactly why WER doesn't have enough money
to publish this issue...
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