Newsletter 386

29 Jul 2011 • 3 min read

[5]On Pseudonymity, Privacy and Responsibility on Google+
Links:
5. http://b.rw/okatRB

Kee Hinckley | Technosocial | 27 July 2011

Stunning, emotional blog post in defence of online anonymity. Long, but well
thought-out and compelling in its conclusions. "Persistent pseudonyms aren't
ways to hide who you are. They provide a way to be who you are" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/pseudonymity-privacy-and-responsibility-google

[7]Why The Debt Crisis Is Even Worse Than You Think
Links:
7. http://b.rw/n1I41T

Peter Coy | Businessweek | 28 July 2011

Essential reading. Current debt ceiling debate is just a sideshow. It's the
fiscal gap that matters. And this, the current value of projected future
expenses minus revenues, suggests liabilities of hundreds of trillions of
dollars [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-debt-crisis-even-worse-you-think

[9]GBS And The Despots
Links:
9. http://b.rw/rqhm2S

Stanley Weintraub | TLS | 27 July 2011

Fine essay on George Bernard Shaw's unorthodox political beliefs. Began as
textbook socialist, ended as unflinching admirer of dictators. Said of
democracy: “Who can blame Signor Mussolini for describing it as a putrefying
corpse?" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/gbs-and-despots

[11]The Last Tourist in Syria
Links:
11. http://b.rw/pOU9fl

Emma Sky | Foreign Policy | 28 July 2011

Vivid account of everyday life in Syria. "The government urges people not to
believe the propaganda that members of the military are deserting. State TV
blames Islamic fundamentalists, criminals, and gangs for the unrest"
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/last-tourist-syria

[13]Einstein On Wall Street: A Time-Money Continuum
Links:
13. http://b.rw/pl6dim

Mark Buchanan | Bloomberg | 28 July 2011

How to calculate the present value of future assets. Economists discount by
an assumed interest rate. That works for periods of up to a century. But
over five centuries it can produce results that are out by a factor of a
million [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/einstein-wall-street-time-money-continuum

[15]Evolution Of Generosity
Links:
15. http://b.rw/naEZQF

Anonymous | Economist | 28 July 2011

New model suggests that we develop a disposition for generosity towards
strangers because there is a fair chance we will meet them again. Altruism
wouldn't make sense in a world of one-off encounters. But the world isn't
like that [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/evolution-generosity

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Steven Raichlen on Barbecue and Grill
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-raichlen-on-barbecue-and-grill

America’s master griller chooses books on the world’s oldest cooking method.
He discusses why brown tastes better, and how our primal urge to play with
fire helped us evolve [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/steven-raichlen-on-barbecue-and-grill

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