links for 2009-08-16
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Not extraditing the so-called "Merchant of Death" will have political repercussions for Thailand that are impossible to fully comprehend. Which begs the question, why did they make this decision?
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China seeds to pressure over censorship, potentially opening an avenue to other campaigns for more democratic reforms.
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Top ranking US officials continue to tour dictatorships. Clinton to North Korea, Webb to Burma… Pelosi to Turkmenistan?
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The healthcare debate in the US has gotten so out of hand that it may be fueling extremism? Bad enough that there were pictures of Bush with a Hitler moustache but now also of Obama with one. And over trying to give more Americans healthcare nonetheless.
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You may not be keeping as private as you think. Fascinating and frightening that flash can resurrect deleted cookies. At least browsing on the iPhone protects against it.
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Glad to see Wired covering such an amazing project.
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What will people do once we can't stare at friends' books, DVDs and CDs on the shelves because they're all digital? And is it a problem?