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http://www.salon.com/2013/06/07/stop_comparing_nsa_to_a_private_company/ Obama frames this information collection as a normal state of essential operations in a dangerous world, and that we are silly or naive to think otherwise. Clever! I am sure there is a name for this technique; something about defining the context of the argument in order to win it. Choosing the ground on … Read more

http://projects.marketwatch.com/wall-street-behind-bars-2013-06/?link=sfmw&standalone=1 a very cool project to surface damning observations on the investing game.

http://m.guardiannews.com/environment/blog/2013/jun/07/meet-worlds-best-environment-bloggers A good addition to the information landscape with an interesting editorial approach showing the growing popularity of publishers becoming network organizers rather than content vetters: these bloggers will have “independence to publish without our editorial interference.”

Highlights from a presentation showing how the Internet is forcing a remake of hundreds of years of human behavior and power structures.

The hit fantasy series from HBO needs to be fed directly to my brain.

Tying good content to poor infrastructure gives bad service a longer lifespan than it deserves.