links for 2009-03-11
Posted by Mark Belinsky on March 11, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Great interactive graphic map of foreign-born group to see how they settled across the United States.
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An absolutely fascinating article on how Theravada Buddhists understand globalization. This is a must read.
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I don't know about "We love the rich people," but an interesting and brief perspective on why rich people are against taxation and for love.
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Throwing shoes at politicians trending? TRENDING!!
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Great example of shooting the messenger. They point out that the FBI found 2,800 child prostitution adverts then quote "I could make arrests [of advertisers] off Craiglist 24 hours a day, but to what end?" To me this encourages crime to go underground rather than policing a serious problem. Moreover, child prostitution is used worldwide to cover up bigger issues that people are nervous to mention, and I worry what that may be in this case.
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In my eyes, this man is the cornerstone of Obama's revolution. Particularly because he's arguably the only one going against the neoliberal stream.
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Are books and films about homosexuality (see: Milk) on the rise in confronting societal taboos? This seems to be a particularly scathing example as any connection between these two countries is controversial given the frozen conflict over Karabakh. "Artush and Zaur" is a reference to "Ali and Nino" a love story where East meets West or where "progressive Europe" met with "reactionary Asia." That book was arguably written by a Jew in Vienna under a pseudonym in 1937 in another time of conflict.
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Did you buy Iceland on eBay? Here's an article discussing the modern catastrophe that occurred there for those not quite familiar enough with Reykjavik to buy buy buy.
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Taliban using GPS via the iPhone a threat to the US or is spotty AP reporting a bigger threat? 1st generation iPhones don't have GPS and the AP has no truthiness.
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Is a British man with Asperger's syndrome who breaks into the CIA's unclassified files in search of UFOs a terrorist? Sting and the UK argue innocence.
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The for gives a solid view of the breadth of CC and what types of people and projects have benefited and/or been entirely impossible without this kind of licensing – from education to science.
The against completely misses the point.
6 to cut, 4 to sharpen 
Good catch on the AP/iPhone piece….