As Alan Kay, a major pioneer of today’s software-eaten planet, pointed out recently, the Internet doesn’t have stop, shut down, or rewind buttons. Once it was turned on, history was essentially rebooted.

• The Discovery of Dolphin Language
  I’m always interested in articles on animal language, not only because I think they are cool from a language perspective, but also because I hope that the more people learn about this, the more respect they’ll show for animals.
• Das Kilo für 1,20 Dollar
  If you think clothing donations help poor people, you should reconsider. This should be fairly well known by now, but this article (in German) is a good summary of the problems.
• Voyager 1 hits new region at solar system edge
  Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is on the edge of our solar system now.
• The Spoon Theory
  A touching article by a Lupus patient on how she explained her illness to her best friend.
• Der Breivik aus Traun
  On the same day as Anders Breivik, there also was an Austrian whose hate for foreigners was so great that he decided to kill (in German).
• Facebook tells India it won’t help censor the Web
  For once some good news related to Facebook.
• What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447
  A transcript of the flight recorder with additional information about aviation specifics.
• 17-year-old wins 100k for creating cancer-killing nanoparticle
  Maybe all this cultural pessimism about “today’s youth” is unnecessary?
• The Rise of Developeronomics
  According to this rather long Forbes article, it’s a real good moment for being a software developer.
• Party of Swindlers and Thieves
  For people not entirely up to date on Russian issues, this seems to be a good writeup of the recent elections and their meaning.

The progression is the same everywhere: first the people ask, then they demand, then they come and they take.