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Nature just continuously finds ways to amaze … a “living rock!”
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Militarized police overreach: “Oh, God, I thought they were going to shoot me next†– Salon.com.
The militarization of police is a disturbing trend. The fact that the police see nothing wrong with mistaken or overly violent raids is even more disturbing. It’s sad that even with highly public examples of militarization like the Occupy raids this issue gets almost no attention.
This country will see its death in the hunt for absolute security.
Life as a stay-at-home dad: Everyone I meet calls me a hero for taking care of my kids..
Truth. Beautiful, poignant, depressing truth.
Snowden and Venezuela: My bizarre experience in the surveillance state – Boing Boing.
If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. Except for your words being used against you in a media/social network PR shitstorm by your political opponents. And, apparently, out-of-context statements possibly being used as evidence in a criminal investigation.
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I’ve said a lot on this topic, so a lot of these will be posted without comment. Plus I have some related articles to read/comment on.
The rise of Nazi Germany: Did the prevalence of hunting and singing clubs help Nazis come to power?.
It’s an interesting idea, that “network capital” can lead to horrific social policies (a la the Holocaust). That’s not to demean the potential benefits of social clubs. But the potential of these organizations to be used to exclude, demean, or demonize the “other” is pretty well established. In extreme cases you have more immediate effects (e.g. mob mentality violence) but this article hints and potential slow-building, long term effects.
Russell Brand on MSNBC Mocking Media – YouTube.
Just another demonstration of how comedians can be some of the most insightful people. Without even trying Brand shames the panel of Morning Joe.
Adactio: Journal—Battle for the planet of the APIs.
This is a great exposition on the beauty an utility of RSS. The open web is being shunned by most large consumer-oriented “public” spaces these days so that the can control the user experience and try to capture the benefits of network affects. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can build a great service and also provide open access. The reasons for not doing so may make business sense in the short run but in the long run you’re only alienating your business from the rest of the web and the opportunities for larger network effects.
The open web isn’t going away. Developers should embrace it, not shun it.