Readings Listing
- Honor Societies – xkcd
February 17, 2010
It’s so true. —m
- The serfdom of crowds – Jaron Lanier
February 14, 2010
My favorite idea from this is that we necessarily reduce ourselves to fit into databases (e.g., social networks). —m
- Apostles of Nihilism – Eliot Spitzer
February 9, 2010
Oh, the Party of No —m
- Microsoft’s Creative Destruction – Dick Brass
February 4, 2010
‘Too big to fail’ does not apply —m
- Basics - Abstract Thoughts Prompt Literal Physical Responses – Natalie Angier
February 2, 2010
Does this suggest that we might think of a budget deficit as a little lighter if it were announced by President Obama than say, Larry Summers? —m
- Top Defense Officials Seek to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – Elisabeth Bumiller
February 2, 2010
- Steve Jobs and the Economics of Elitism – Steve Lohr
January 31, 2010
It’s less about economics and more about technological restraint as a design ethos. —m
- iCountry News – Timothy Egan
January 28, 2010
- If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online – Tamar Lewin
January 27, 2010
How fabulous to read this the same day the iPad was announced. How many wedges can we drive into our already fractured capacities for attention? —m
- The Coal Ash Case – New York Times Editorial
January 27, 2010
It is unfortunate that important issues like these are not discussed in a public forum, but in meetings where lobbying groups command a disproportionate representation. —m
