Freebase: Discussion about Person

Laura Chwieseni: Ann Chwieseni

2008-10-09T19:59:45.0012Z

I'm not really an expert on that sort of thing. Mostly what we do here at Freebase is organize publicly available information like what you'd find on Wikipedia. Private information like birth/death certificates is outside the scope of our research.

Halina Szymańska: Hilina's Photo

2008-10-08T18:35:09.0017Z

Hi All,

The following link point to probably the only photograph of Halina Szymanska.

Are you aware of other photos of this intriguing woman?

Thanks!

Laura Chwieseni: Ann Chwieseni

2008-10-08T12:16:57.0012Z

Hi Shawn

I have tried to get a copy of her birth certificate to no avail. Do you have any idea if there are any web based organisations that can do this?

Thank you

Kebede Bekere: Contribution to Counseling Development in Ethiopia

2008-10-08T11:26:52.0017Z

How do Kebede Bekere's book contribute to the development of counseling practices in Ethiopia? What do people say about his books?

George Church: Self deletion

2008-10-08T05:17:57.0017Z

Must've accidentally hit the wrong button

Tb joshua: Can you question so much evidence?

2008-10-07T13:48:16.0022Z

I have witnessed TB Joshua's ministry firsthand and carefully studied the happenings there. I have seen those with HIV/ AIDs instantly healed, cancer patients lifted to life from their death beds, crippled people brought in wheelchairs instantly able to walk. I have also seen the demons delivered in the name of Jesus, the accurate pinpoint prophecies into people's lives concerning details they have never disclosed to anyone.

If you don't believe the supernatural or in Jesus Christ - watch this man's ministry on Emmanuel TV. It is irrefutable, undeniable evidence that the spiritual world is real and Jesus is Lord.

Matt Browne: Can we send human embryos to the stars?

2008-10-05T14:46:40.0017Z

Can we send human embryos to habitable exoplanets? It might work. We need to combine a number of key technologies (existing ones and some to be developed in the future): artificial intelligence and androids, natural language processing, cryopreservation of embryos, artificial wombs, virtual reality environments, durable materials and nanotechnology, fusion engines, powerful telescopes capable of detecting Earth-like planets. The science fiction novel called 'The Future Happens Twice' depicts one possible scenario:

For decades scientists have dreamed of sending deep-frozen humans on interstellar missions. But until this dream comes true, they must settle for a much simpler technique available: the freezing of human embryos. However, long distance space travel of this nature poses other challenges, none more so than the management of artificial pregnancies and how to raise the children produced.

One viable solution comes in the form of advanced biotechnology and highly sophisticated androids, and a large scale project has been implemented to explore these options. To prove that it can really work, the project's scientists go a step further. Somewhere in the Nevada desert and well hidden underground, they conduct an eighteen-year-long experiment using a young starship crew unaware of their true environment. Surrounded by complex simulations, the crew believes they are approaching a distant star system, one that appears to host a planet suitable for human colonization. What they also don't know is the fact that their embryos had been split prior to the implantation in the womb devices.

The scientists' bold plan is to send the twin embryos on the real mission, pioneering the frontier of space. From both identical genes and an identical environment inside the starship, they arrive at the assumption that the future is a mere repetition of the present events. And indeed, about 42,000 years later the twins grow up with the very same android parents.

But then things start to drift away from the original plan. The real starship crew now faces a constant battle for survival. Only their fortitude and strong determination to land on the extrasolar planet averts a disaster. The reward is the new exotic world that awaits them, full of overwhelming potential.

Matt Browne's beautifully worked space epic explores the bounds of human hope and invention and plumbs the depths of human duplicity. Tender relationships between the budding astronauts are pitched against the disillusion they feel when an embattled President confronts them with their true origins and purpose, only to reveal the real culprit in the entire project - something closer to all of us today.

The author's fascination with the fields of bioengineering and information technology sustains the reader's interest all the way in this futuristic roller-coaster ride. And he asks a terrifying question. Setting aside man's inhumanity to man, what if Nature herself turns against us?

This gripping novel of epic proportions skillfully mixes elements of drama, medical thriller and science fiction. As the story unfolds, Matt Browne takes his readers on a breathtaking journey through vast stretches of time and space.

For more information go to:

www.amazon.com/Future-Happens-Twice-Perennial-Project/dp/184401830X/

www.meet-matt-browne.com

Any opinions about the concept?

Roy Arden: please split

2008-10-03T19:59:41.0010Z

I mistakenly used the same topic as an Exhibition. oops. please split to create a new topic with type = /user/frankieroberto/exhibitions/exhibition

Frida Kahlo: please split

2008-10-03T19:58:53.0017Z

I mistakenly used the same topic as an Exhibition. oops. please split to create a new topic with type = /user/frankieroberto/exhibitions/exhibition

None: Absence of information vs. information of absence

2008-10-03T19:43:18.0012Z

This topic may be poor substitutition for indicating the absense of something, but the fact that it's extremely well-used in so many situations by so many different users suggests that it serves a real purpose.

Freebase, after all, is an open data community, and the community has found a need for a "None" topic. Unless or until a better alternative is provided, this well-used topic is simply too relevant to be removed from the system.

Please keep.

None: Absence of information vs. information of absence

2008-10-03T17:33:40.0012Z

On another note... even if we deleted "None", it would keep popping up again and again as people kept trying to use it.

None: Absence of information vs. information of absence

2008-10-03T17:23:39.0012Z

I disagree with Daniel that absence of information is sufficient. However, I agree that this peculiarly polymathic poymorphic None is a poor way to indicate it. As a concrete example, on my Person topic, I have no value for the Spouse or Children properties. In one case, it is because of privacy for the other party or parties involved, and in the other, it is because of a positive lack of value. A way to concretely indicate known, negative value would definitely be useful.

None: Absence of information vs. information of absence

2008-10-03T13:51:37.0012Z

This page should be marked for deletion. It serves very little purpose. The absence of information is a sufficiant indicator that a property is empty or invalid.

Claude Monet: Monet's Palate

2008-10-01T17:00:26.0000Z

Has any one seen the film Monet's Palate?

Claude Monet: Monet's Palate

2008-10-01T16:59:17.0017Z

Has any one seen the film Monet's Palate?