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The Transparency Grenade
Surveillance doesn't get any more beautiful than this.
static  design  privacy  from instapaper
february 2012
Shoes and software
"Does it look good, does it feel good, is it comfortable, is it clear, is it easy?"
static  software  design  aesthetics  from instapaper
january 2012
My Head is in the Cloud
What happens when you let the computer remember everything for you.
static  external-storage  transhumanism  cloud  memory  from instapaper
january 2012
Why I Am Against Software Patents
"[F]or some of the proposed inventions, there may only be a handful of people in the world qualified to actually make a judgment on whether a development is sufficiently innovative so as to justify a patent. None of those people, presumably, will be employed by the patent office."
Which reminds me, whoever hired Einstein really deserved a bonus.
static  intellectual-property  patents  pragmatism  from instapaper
january 2012
Feinstein: Senate Panel's Probe of CIA Torture Program Concludes It Was "Far More Widespread and Systematic Than We Thought" | Truthout
"...Coercive and abusive treatment of detainees in U.S. custody was far more systematic and widespread than we thought."
static  accountability  torture  from instapaper
december 2011
Mark Schmitt Reviews Suzanne Mettler's "The Submerged State"
Government accountability is hard. Accountability without knowing what must be accounted for is impossible.
static  politics  accountability  from instapaper
december 2011
Don't Be A Free User (Pinboard Blog)
Like a service? Make them charge you or show you ads. If they won’t do it, clone them and do it yourself. Soon you’ll be the only game in town!
static  profit  business  sustainability  from instapaper
december 2011
Coilhouse » Blog Archive » In Defense of H&M’s Fembots
Replacing the product modeling industry with a shell script might not be terrible.
static  future  uncanny-valley  from instapaper
december 2011
What Every C Programmer Should Know About Undefined Behavior
Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love performance optimizations at all costs.
static  c  dark-magic  from instapaper
august 2011
The Future of Web Startups
Or perhaps: the wisdom of getting faster, cheaper and more out of control
static  startups  futurism  from instapaper
april 2011
Must Be Nice
Just because it looks nice to watch doesn't mean it isn't hard to live.
perspective  static  relative-value  from instapaper
march 2011
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