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I just found a great little website that gives you google and twitter search results side-by-side in a simple and cleanly designed layout. So you can get your standard google search results as well as find out what the community has to say about whatever it is that you are searching for. It’s an excellent time saving resource. Check it out: twoquick.com

Greetings  Swiftsessions blog readers:

My name is Mr. S.  I am a student of Political Science and History.  

I will be posting commentary and reviews once every other week on various issues that grab my attention (hopefully you will also find them interesting).  The fundamental purpose of my doing so will be to foster reasoned debate, with the hopes of gaining new insights and revealing interesting perspectives.

I Hope you enjoy.

Regards, Mr. S.  

First, have a look at this article I came across (otherwise, the following will make NO sense)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989987,00.html

Lets look at this from a completely scientific point of view first (and when i say scientific, I mean that all metaphysical and/or religious considerations be cast to the way side). That being the case, the option to choose hair color, eye color, or any other phenotype could simply be seen as a means by which we (the parents) can intervene in the course of nature. 

In the same way that a child born in, say, the 16th century with a common viral infection would have had slim chances of survival – the advancement of science has made this medieval tragedy non existent by today’s standards. Perhaps the medieval family saw their child born with this then-life threatening infection as ‘fate’, which would almost certainly have resulted in death – ONLY because there was no means of parental intervention – ie: effective medical treatment. Would the medieval family see our use of modern antibiotics on our children diagnosed with a similar illness at birth as tempting with fate?
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I stumbled upon this incredible video today. It’s some pretty clever work… I can’t imagine how many photographs this must have taken, but I’m thoroughly impressed.

In the recent Monte Carlo e-rally, a Tesla Roadster ran for 241 miles on a single battery charge, proving that the range on electric vehicles is not limited. If the numbers are correct, the Tesla vehicle will hold the record for the longest distance covered by a production electric car on a single charge.

Click Here for the Full Article

I found an interesting article which claims that Facebook users will be able to share torrent links directly from their profiles courtesy of The Pirate Bay. The implications of this are the fact that people can and will share links to illegal torrents. The Pirate Bay has always rebelled against organizations such as the RIAA and MPAA, claiming that they only provide access to illegal torrents much in the same way that google provides links to illegal material. This news is particularly ballsy on the part of The Pirate Bay owners following their recent court case with the IFPI for which a verdict will be announced on April 17th. They are either incredibly confident in the result or simply trying to make a statement.

For the full article, Click Here.

On a lighter note, today is my Birthday and I gotta say, I’m still hurting from a weekend of hard drinking. Now excuse me, while I go share some swedish porn torrents on facebook. That’s all folks, stay tuned for more hotness.

Looking back in history, it seems that there is always one piece of technology that revolutionizes the world at that given time;  the automobile or airplane are good examples. In my lifetime however, I can’t think of anything that has had that kind of effect. Sure, computers and the internet allow us to stay connected at all times and the amount of information being exchanged at any given moment is staggering, but they are still missing the “wow factor”. I can’t help but feel that the world isn’t advancing as quickly as it should. This video is about a new technology that is meant to be mobile and interactive. It looks like something out of a movie. (If you can get over the speakers voice, it’s a very cool video.)