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Friday, January 27, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [27 Jan 2012]

28 January 2012

 Best of the Moment

Mega-Man

Sean Gallagher | Ars Technica | 25 January 2012

Barely believable story of Kim Dotcom, self-styled "Dr Evil" of file sharing, and CEO of illegal website Megaupload. Born Kim Schmitz in Germany, this is how he went from hacker to insider trader, playboy, master internet fraudster Comments

The Long Goodbye

Doug Monroe | Atlanta Magazine | 1 January 2012

"We thought Daddy was going to die in 2001." We put him in a hospice. Eleven heartbreaking and expensive years later he was still being diapered and spoonfed. The triumph of American healthcare: Immortality that nobody can afford Comments

How Much Is An Astronaut's Life Worth?

Robert Zubrin | Reason | 26 January 2012

On future of space exploration. "We have to find a way to strike a balance between human life and mission accomplishment. We need a quantitative criterion to assess what constitutes a rational expenditure to avert astronaut risk" Comments

How To Save The Euro

George Soros | NYRB | 25 January 2012

Soros likens solution to being in a skidding car: First, steer in direction of skid (impose discipline on deficit countries, carry out structural reforms). Once control is regained, correct the direction (apply stimulus) Comments

Inside The Heresy Files

Cullen Murphy | New Humanist | 23 January 2012

Revisiting history of the Inquisition suggests troubling conclusion: "Inquisitions advance hand-in-hand with civilisation itself." Indeed the Inquisition can be seen not as historic relic but as harbinger of the modern police state Comments

Mercenary Techie Troubleshoots For Drug Dealers

Adrian Chen | Gawker | 25 January 2012

You want to boost your bar's listing on Foursquare? Martin can help. You want to bury a nasty article deep in Google's search results? That too. You want to set up your drug ring with untraceable cellphones? Martin again Comments

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