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Why I will not analyze the new WikiLeaks data
ZIA is a place for me to “think out loud,” about my current and future research. As the author, my goals are to share my ideas, highlight new research, and possibly develop new tools along the way.
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The Simplicity Test: A Simple Policy Guide for Job Growth
The simplest way to create more jobs is to allow small business and entrepreneurs to spend less time and money on lawyers and accountants and redirect that intellectual and financial capital to the core competencies of their business.
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Charlie Stross on Common Misconceptions About Publishing: Ebooks
Back to: We appear to have a hung parliament | Forward to: PDF: Satanic horror from the abyss, or merely evil?
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Code as photo-op
There's an article in today's NY Times about a group of four NYU comp sci students who are embarking on a great adventure to create a decentralized version of Facebook, where the data is under the user's control.
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Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles
On December 9, 2010, I was contacted by CreateSpace (Amazon’s Print on Demand service) who publishes my print books. They informed me that m...
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Google Agrees to Censor Encyclopedia Dramatica Entry in Australia
Google self-censors certain results in countries like France or Germany, and Australia as well. The Sydney Morning Herald writes:
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Computers shouldn't make people feel like idiots
Predictably, some argue the iPad doesn’t do enough. It needs a keyboard or a removable battery or multitasking ability or whatever. But there’s an interesting backlash to that backlash. (Meta-backlash!) The discussion has people openly discussing an ugly truth that doesn’t typi…
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This was a triumph.
Get the latest product news, company announcements, and user insights from the official Reddit blog.
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Google honors Topeka, Kansas by becoming... Topeka.
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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