Newsletter 280
[1]The Bank of Facebook
Links:
1. http://b.rw/gWx2sS
Venessa Miemis | Emergent By Design | 4 April 2011
Facebook accelerates evolution of virtual currencies. "A new economy is
emerging in which virtual currencies are a very real part of the way people
trade, sell information, collaborate on ideas, value products and services"
[2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bank-facebook
[3]My Great Big Fat Euro Fiasco
Links:
3. http://b.rw/fi3fMf
Paul Mason | BBC | 7 April 2011
Eurozone crisis explained in a thousand words. North-South split, with South
leaving Euro, is "becoming very palatable: not just to the leftish plebeian
masses in the stricken countries but also to the electorate of north Europe"
[4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/my-great-big-fat-euro-fiasco
[5]Pringle As Technology
Links:
5. http://b.rw/gu5TJr
Alexis Madrigal | Atlantic | 6 April 2011
"By creating a stackable potato chip that could be sealed in a container and
shipped, Procter & Gamble was able to get to sell the chips nationally,
benefiting from economies of scale". A bit like Ikea's flat-pack furniture
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/pringle-technology
[7]Russian Hackers Hit LiveJournal
Links:
7. http://b.rw/eqafko
Simon Shuster | TIME | 7 April 2011
A massive cyber attack has been mounted against Russia's most popular blog
host. Easy to blame the Kremlin, but Medvedev's blog was hit too. Either
way, Russian officials probably welcome a break from aggressive e-critics
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/russian-hackers-hit-livejournal
[9]That French Bike Race Might Seem Easy Compared to This One
Links:
9. http://b.rw/h9aso4
Nicolas Brulliard | WSJ | 6 April 2011
Welcome to the Tour de Pakistan, a 1000 mile race with none of its French
counterpart's glamour. Expect armed escorts, potholes and congratulatory
handshakes from mustachieod officials, rather than tv cameras, models and
rose petals [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/french-bike-race-might-seem-easy-compared-one
[11]From Behind Bars, Madoff Spins His Story
Links:
11. http://b.rw/feXH1k
David Gelles & Gillian Tett | FT | 8 April 2011
Only the second interview with Madoff, since his incarceration. Gripping
throughout; excellent backgrounder; plenty of spin but with occasional
moments of honesty; particularly powerful when discussing his shattered
family [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/behind-bars-madoff-spins-his-story
[13]40 Things I Learned in My First 40 Years
Links:
13. http://b.rw/hp0WPt
Bryan Caplan | Econlib | 8 April 2011
Economics professor and libertarian blogger turns 40, summarises
philosophical lessons learned along the way. "Talking about morality if
there are no moral facts is like talking about unicorns if there aren't any
unicorns" [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/40-things-i-learned-my-first-40-years
[15]Grounds For U.S. Military Intervention
Links:
15. http://b.rw/hnJK0n
Henry A. Kissinger & James A. Baker | Washington Post | 8 April 2011
Former Secretaries of State argue that "choice between 'idealism' and
'realism' is a false one". Suggest “pragmatic idealism” as best future
foreign policy strategy - protect national interests whilst promoting
democracy and freedom [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/grounds-us-military-intervention
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Alison Gopnik on Children and their Minds
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/alison-gopnik-on-children-and-their-minds
American author and psychology professor talks about what is really going on
in our children’s minds
Featured Topic
[18]Popular Science
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/topics/popular-science
Black holes, DIY bio-engineering, aliens and more. Interviews and articles
from many of the biggest names in Science. No prior knowledge necessary
Reader Recommendations
[19]@nuzav The Prosecution Rests, but I Can’t – [20]nyti.ms/fRjqUT
[21]#browsings
Links:
19. http://twitter.com/nuzav
20. http://nyti.ms/fRjqUT
21. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
Book of the Day
[22]Galina: A Russian Story by Galina Vishnevskaya
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/galina-russian-story-by-galina-vishnevskaya
[23]Robert Conquest says: “Vishnevskaya had a lot of nasty experiences with
the Party apparatchik literary and opera machinery.”
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-conquest-on-communism
Video of the Day
[24]Storm: The Animated Movie
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/videos/storm-animated-movie
Animation of Tim Minchin's 9-minute beat poem, "Storm", by D.C. Turner and
Tracy King. With the author's voice
Quote of the Day
[25]Bryan Caplan, on policy
Links:
25. http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/04/top_40_things_i.html
"Before you study public opinion, you wonder why policy isn't far better.
After you study public opinion, you wonder why policy isn't far worse"
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