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Welcome to the new home of HashOut!
You might have been missing my presence on the blog for a while now. So you know now what’s been keeping me busy. By the way, aren’t you glad you wouldn’t have to type that long URL from now on! I am...
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The Genome Patent Risk
You and your loved ones may die because of a disease just because researchers couldn’t pay the hefty amount to the gene patent holder for a license. Gene patent holders charge exorbitantly for a...
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Flickr deletes my account!
As you might have noticed on my various blogs, images hosted on Flickr display a “THIS PHOTO IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE” message. I have no clue as to why this has happened. I have written to Flickr,...
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Cotton Facts
Currency notes are made out of cotton paper. There is more cotton grown globally than any other non-edible crop. The majority of cotton, by weight, ends up in our food supply. Cottonseed oil is used...
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Harry Potter and Adolf Hitler
Over the past few years I have been reading the Harry Potter series, and I have noticed some key similarities between the prejudice and racism in the “wizarding world” and the “real world”. One example...
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Chain letters - The World’s most utterly stupid waste of time and bandwidth
Who else has had enough? I know I can’t stand the damn things. Sure, people want to be heard. But chain letters are the wrong way to make yourself heard. First, they’re annoying. Second, they often...
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Book Review: Iconic America
Author: Tommy Hilfiger and George Lois Publisher: Universe Publishing Pages: 335 After hitting our stores, television sets, lifestyles and government with its style of marketing, America has now...
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Movie Review: Speed Racer
Directors: Larry and Andy Wachowski Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Ji Hoon Jung Language: English Year: 2008 If there ever was a Hollywood equivalent of...
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HDtracks opens its Hi-Res 96/24 Store
The founders of Chesky Records recently launched a high-resolution digital music store called HDtracks. HDtracks downloads allow the discerning listener to truly hear the poetry of the music and...
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Understanding the EU crisis for a lay man
Italy recently had its election and as expected the people voted against “austerity” measures. The party who spoke of austerity was vanquished. Unemployment rates have been soaring. The economy is...
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