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Did Google sell out tech companies?

From what I've read so far, it sure seems like Google can't use their "don't be evil" slogan with a straight face.

http://gigaom.com/2010/08/09/tech-companies-google-sold-you-out/

UPDATE: More commentary: "Google-Verizon plan: Why you should worry" and "There's Only One Internet". I highly recommend staying on top of Daring Fireball's site -- John Gruber is following this story very closely and linking to posts like these.

2010-08-12 UPDATE: There's a lot more commentary available on this issue -- almost exclusively with a negative view of Google's actions. Here are a few: Wired's article (calls Google a "carrier-humping, net neutrality surrender monkey"), Betanews' article (calls the plan "worse than evil"), an EFF article breaking down the components of the plan, and a PC World article noting the objections to the plan. There's also this MacWorld article noting that AT&T has endorsed the plan (surprise!).

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Gorgeous macro photography

via photographyserved.com

(via Daring Fireball)

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Biocentrism

If you haven't read up on biocentrism, I recommend at least reading the Wikipedia article for an interesting theory about the nature of reality.

Robert Lanza, the scientist who proposed this theory in 2007, has a book of the same title, which I've just started reading. He also recently penned an article on The Huffington Post which gives a brief overview of the theory.

Another book that is somewhat related is "Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness", which I read not too long ago and highly recommend.

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