December 2010
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“Instead, he gulped three cans of Coca-Cola while
inhaling his food.”
– HaïkuLeaks / Cable is poetry
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From Twitter 12-30-2010 →
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Hacker Culture: A Response to Bruce Sterling on... →
Hacker Culture: A Response to Bruce Sterling on... →
Rare earth metals mine is key to US control over... →
Because, you know, relying on being bestest buddies with the Chinese is not a viable long-term strategy
Tom Morris: Make cameras safe from cops (and... →
tommorrisdotorg:
I’ve just been reading The War on Cameras, an article in Reason Magazine about how it is becoming increasingly illegal to photograph and video things in public, especially if it involves cops.
One little thing that could easily stop the demand by police and overzealous security goons to delete…
“My meeting with the Good Conductor changed me from a selfish, potentially...”
– BBC News - A real Good Samaritan “Be nice to everyone you meet, they are fighting a battle you know nothing about.” (via digitalyn)
Linksluttin' 24-12-10.
In which I will be posting some links for further reading because I haven’t got a replacement for/any faith in delicious anymore: The Early Days of a Better Nation by Ken MacLead - “It did you no harm, that early fervour. The skills of small-group politics transferred easily enough to bigger organizations; experience in sticking your ground was character-forming; a rudimentary...
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“Dance like you’re stamping on a human face forever, love like you’ve been in a...”
– Warren Ellis (via philroland)
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“Dance like you’re stamping on a human face forever, love like you’ve been in a...”
– Warren Ellis (via philroland)
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The Builders' Manifesto - Umair Haque - Harvard...
Dear World Leaders, This relationship isn’t working out. Its time for us to explore other government opportunities. We’ve tried to make it work. But it’s not us — it’s you (really). I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately. Specifically: why, today, when a wave of crises is sweeping the globe, does leadership seem to be almost totally absent? The...
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UN to investigate treatment of jailed leaks... →
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UN to investigate treatment of jailed leaks... →
Why has the BBC become the official propaganda arm... →
Why has the BBC become the official propaganda arm... →
I ♥ Digitalyn Dot Net : The Wordslinger » A clash...
Apple Vs Google: a clash of cultures. Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, writes a blog of pointed commentary, largely aimed at techies. Last year he depicted technology-tethered humans as de facto cyborgs: “If a cyborg can remove its digital eye and leave it on a shelf as a surveillance device, and I think we all agree that it can, then your cellphone qualifies as part of...
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long...”
– Carl Sagan (via shorterexcerpts)
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Who is behind the porn-block campaign? →
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Who is behind the porn-block campaign? →
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“There has been totally anarchy today in Rome, only fire, tear gas and...”
– Comment on the NYTimes article: Berlusconi Survives Confidence Vote 14-12-10.
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A written constitution for the UK? →
I’m sure that intelligent people like you are all well aware that Britain is possibly unique among modern democracies in not having a written constitution, but relying on a .
Well not anymore, thank to Gus O’Donnell’s Draft Cabinet Manual, currently out for consultation until March 2011.
It is “primarily intended to provide a guide for members of Cabinet, other Ministers,...
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A written constitution for the UK? →
I’m sure that intelligent people like you are all well aware that Britain is possibly unique among modern democracies in not having a written constitution.
Well not anymore, thank to Gus O’Donnell’s Draft Cabinet Manual, currently out for consultation until March 2011.
It is “primarily intended to provide a guide for members of Cabinet, other Ministers, and Civil Servants...
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“We also discovered that science is cool and fun because you get to do stuff that...”
– The conclusion of a new paper on how Bees learn to forage published in Biology Letters - a journal of the Royal Society.
The report was compiled by a group of 8-10 year old children from Blackawton Primary School in Devon, England.
(link, via @Bengoldacre)
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The Orwellian Present > A happier future?
You may remember the story of Steven Neary, an autisitic man from London who was removed from the care of his father and placed in indefinite social care that I posted here at the start of the month.
Well in a pleasing display of common sense, the judge in the case has decided that Steven can return to his Father’s care - in time for Christmas!
mini. Quiet Babylon: Interrobang-ON‽ →
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Friends!
Computers are PRETTY NEAT
Everyone uses a computer nowadays. I bet you are using one right now! Computers are great. They can solve hard math problems, calculate artillery firing tables, and show a picture of a cat. Amazing!
But there is a CATCH!
When he was inventing the computer,…
This is a nice idea, but the writer makes a crucial and foolish mistake. I...
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“We also discovered that science is cool and fun because you get to do stuff that...”
– The conclusion of a new paper on how Bees learn to forage published in Biology Letters - a journal of the Royal Society.
The report was compiled by a group of 8-10 year old children from Blackawton Primary School in Devon, England.
(link, via @Bengoldacre)