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Capitalism 3.0
I agree with Purpleslog’s stance, Barnes has no idea what is going on: So if we want to bring capitalism into the 21st century, Barnes explains — if we want to make it responsive to future generations, ecological constraints, and … Continue reading
Lockpicking On Youtube
ThisIsLondon– Hundreds of videos are available on the site showing users how to pick locks, which experts fear will result in a spate of burglaries. The films were uncovered in an investigation by Which? magazine and sparked calls for YouTube … Continue reading
On Web Annotation
I am not a fan of the “stickies” model of web annotation. While it works to some degree in a collaborative environment it does not offer the full breadth of annotation tools required to actually mark up any given document. … Continue reading
Georgian Counterfeiting
Missed this a couple days ago – WaPo – From a printing press in South Ossetia, a sliver of land with no formally recognized government, more than $20 million in the fake bills has been transported to Israel and the … Continue reading
“Going Native”
Chester, at his TCS home, outlines (another) recipe for failure in Iraq: he thinks the solution involves scaling up forces, a large scale Arabic linguist program, and US control of the Iraqi military. The problem is now that primary loyalties … Continue reading