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		<title>Seriously, when does the new decade start? (Was there a year zero?)</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is tomorrow the last day of this decade or do we still have 366 days to go?  Either way is acceptable, but because I love finding out the reasons for this sort of thing I thought I&#8217;d share them with you.  

For anyone that can remember their history the Roman Empire covered much ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2009/12/31/when-does-the-new-decade-start-was-there-a-year-zero/" title="Follow to read &quot;Seriously, when does the new decade start? (Was there a year zero?)&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering the Future</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2008/10/30/remembering-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a young age you imagine what it&#8217;ll be like when you grow up, whether you&#8217;re going to be an actor(ess), Fireman or Space Cowboy.  You create an entire life in the blink of an eye, you&#8217;ve streamlined out all the boring preparations to the fun bit at the end, the goal.  Unfortunately ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2008/10/30/remembering-the-future/" title="Follow to read &quot;Remembering the Future&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuild Humanity?</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2008/04/27/rebuild-humanity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favourite films is the 1960 classic (H.G. Wells&#8217;) The Time Machine.  A 19th Century Scientist builds a Time Machine and travels forwards in time to see the progress of Humanity.  Witnessing the destruction in World War II he travels further eventually seeing the 803rd Century and a Utopian society of ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2008/04/27/rebuild-humanity/" title="Follow to read &quot;Rebuild Humanity?&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zeroth Law</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/12/05/zeroth-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inherent flaws of Isaac Asimov&#8217;s 3 Laws of Robots have been reviewed with much scrutiny by many people over the years since there inception as a plot device.  The favoured outcome; a rule to correct the problem already laid out in the first Law.

Zeroth Law
0. No robot may harm humanity or, through inaction, ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/12/05/zeroth-law/" title="Follow to read &quot;Zeroth Law&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Laws Unsafe</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/11/28/3-laws-unsafe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look at how Asimov's 3 Laws are reinterpreted in the film I, Robot by one of the smartest computers on the planet, VIKI the central computer at U.S. Robotics ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/11/28/3-laws-unsafe/" title="Follow to read &quot;3 Laws Unsafe&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should ignore Cosmetic Problems</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/06/15/why-you-should-ignore-cosmetic-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/06/15/why-you-should-ignore-cosmetic-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m watching the first season of The West Wing and the White House staff are interviewing a young African-American teenager for the position of Personal Aid to the President.  Josh Lyman, the Deputy Chief of Staff,  is concerned that it will look poor for a &#8216;young black kid&#8217; to &#8216;wait&#8217; on the ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/06/15/why-you-should-ignore-cosmetic-problems/" title="Follow to read &quot;Why you should ignore Cosmetic Problems&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Freak or Idiot?</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/01/21/freak-or-idiot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the choice which would you prefer to be, Freak or Idiot?  
Firstly what type of freak?  The word means something that is a strange deviation from nature.  So freak would be a ball falling upwards which is a deviation from the natural phenomenon known as gravity.  The question doesn&#8217;t poise ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2007/01/21/freak-or-idiot/" title="Follow to read &quot;Freak or Idiot?&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Comodities</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2006/12/15/comodities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many things available for free that everybody has in some form or another.  The time for example; a Rich Person would have a highly expensive watch or an aboriginal could tell you by looking at the Sun.  In either case I&#8217;m sure they would tell you without cost.
There are more important ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2006/12/15/comodities/" title="Follow to read &quot;Comodities&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve already made the choice</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2006/12/07/youve-already-made-the-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre-determination implies there is a plan for the Universe, a fixed route to get from the past to the future.  In this type of Universe no accidents occur because they were all suposed to happen and although we think we are making choices we’re not, we’re just conforming to the plan.  
In The ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2006/12/07/youve-already-made-the-choice/" title="Follow to read &quot;You&#8217;ve already made the choice&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universe and You</title>
		<link>http://caramelwhistle.com/2006/12/05/universe-and-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 2 types of Universe we can exist in, one where we only think we are making choices and one were we are actually making choices.  The one where choice is an illusion means that there could be a map or plan to the Universe, the other anything that could happen might. ...<a href="http://caramelwhistle.com/2006/12/05/universe-and-you/" title="Follow to read &quot;Universe and You&quot;">read more &raquo;</a>]]></description>
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