Climate Skeptics Take Another Hit A scientist who was skeptical about climate change set out to prove others wrong and found out that they actually were right.
Simple Made Easy Another excellent presentation by Clojure’s Rich Hickey. This is not really Clojure specific, but something most programmers should watch!
Secret Orders Target Email Since it’s harder to get search warrants for property or postal mail, US law enforcements seems to target electronic communications more and more. Maybe the Electronics Communication Privacy Act is due for an update, it’s been a while since 1986…
Slavery Footprint Find out how many slaves work for you. Great campaign for raising awareness about human trafficking and slave labor worldwide.
TagesWoche portrays new future for Swiss media A great new publication from Switzerland: online journalism with user participation, version history, micro payments etc., as well as an accompanying weekly magazine.
Apple’s Supply-Chain Secret? Hoard Lasers Interesting piece on Apple’s supply chain management. Like so many things related to Apple, this triggered a mix of awe and unease in me.
Todd Rider Has a Kill Switch for Viruses A scarily clever man — look at his academic credentials in the article — may have revolutionized who we treat virus-caused illnesses.