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Satisfying long read for New Years Day. Twelve and a half
Satisfying long read for New Years Day. Twelve and a half thousand words. Evan Osmos is a China expert (Im listening to his interview with Charlie Ros...

An entrepreneur (whom I will link in a comment) has issued a
An entrepreneur (whom I will link in a comment) has issued a warning about how dangerously our privacy is being annihilated by social media. He has a...

Recommended reading. This is not science fiction. This is
Recommended reading. This is not science fiction. This is disturbing reality. >> Data-mining gives police significantly more information to create r...

Recommended quick reading. De-baathification didnt work. ISIS
Recommended quick reading. De-baathification didnt work. ISIS is born. >> The Americans are not blameless. The increase in radical elements in Iraq...

In Vienna politics once more trumps global safety and economic
In Vienna politics once more trumps global safety and economic balance. #Bullshit >> If anything, the last few weeks underscored a larger conclusion ...

Rachmaninoff wrote Vocalise for the human voice, but it has been
Rachmaninoff wrote Vocalise for the human voice, but it has been played by just about every instrument (including Clara Rockmore, famously, on the the...

Numerous Twitter messages link this Times article. They say its
Numerous Twitter messages link this Times article. They say its a worthy read. I dont agree. I scanned it but not closely -- probably wont go read ...