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Thanksgiving and Black Friday

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Just got back from Thanksgiving at a friend’s house, and even though it’s midnight, only a few hours from now shoppers will be flooding stores for the post Thanksgiving sales. Ah, Black Friday. Even better… Black Friday with a 4am start for many stores. (Two words… Completely. Insane.)
Which brings up an interesting point. With everyone [...]

Science Fiction As Reality

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Gattaca is one of my favorite movies. The premise is simple, but chilling — in the future, your genes determine who you are and your status in society. Genetically inferior? Genetic discrimination is illegal, but no one can take the risk of hiring you for anything more than a janitor level position… So parents have [...]