Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-06-17]: Sweden’s FOI (the Swedish Defence Research Agency – subordinated to the Ministry of Defence) has secretly helped Saudi Arabia build a ballistic missiles factory since 2007 [
1]. TeliaSonera, a Swedish company (40% owned by Swedish government), has also been reported to provide the world’s worst dictatorships with the technological tools required to spy on their own citizens [
2]. Sweden reminds us of something we always tend to forget: when something looks too good to be true, then most of the times it is much worse than you could imagine…
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Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-06-18]: IBM created the fastest super-computer, helping US gain again the first place in the “more powerful” computer race [source: BBC News]. The new computer will be used for very high esteemed purposes which honor human kind and science – i.e. it will help scientists to make aging nuclear weapons last longer. Who said science and technology do not have a human face?
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-06-17]: Sweden’s FOI (the Swedish Defence Research Agency – subordinated to the Ministry of Defence) has secretly helped Saudi Arabia build a ballistic missiles factory since 2007 [1]. TeliaSonera, a Swedish company (40% owned by Swedish government), has also been reported to provide the world’s worst dictatorships with the technological tools required to spy on their own citizens [2]. Sweden reminds us of something we always tend to forget: when something looks too good to be true, then most of the times it is much worse than you could imagine…
Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-03-13]: The US Army has developed a weapon that will make enemies feel extremely heated from distance [source: web news]. Magic are reality are difficult to distinguish sometimes. Or could it be that there is no such distinction?
