Weekly newsletter 22
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[5]Day's End
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Frank Rich | New York | 27 August 2011
The 9/11 decade is now over. It was supposed to bequeath Americans a
stronger nation, not a busted one. Civic virtue, bi-partisanship. A finer
legacy than Gitmo and the Patriot Act. But it was hijacked, ideologically,
commercially [6]Comments
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/days-end
[7]What Is Debt?
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7. http://b.rw/ozHIL1
Philip Pilkington | Naked Capitalism | 26 August 2011
Fascinating interview with economic anthropologist David Graeber. "The big
question in the origins of money is how a sense of obligation – ‘I owe you
one’ – turns into something that can be precisely quantified." Through
violence? [8]Comments
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8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-debt
[9]Nato Must Help Us!
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9. http://b.rw/qkHFUP
Wolfgang Bauer | Zeit | 31 August 2011
Extraordinary report by German journalist of secret travels in Syria and
meetings with protest leaders. Even hospitals aren't safe for dissidents:
“You come in with a bullet in your leg. And you come out with a bullet in
your head" [10]Comments
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10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/nato-must-help-us
[11]One More Thing...
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11. http://b.rw/nivOos
MG Siegler | TechCrunch | 26 August 2011
Super piece on timing of Jobs's resignation. Lovely tribute with an
interesting angle on his claim that "Apple’s brightest and most innovative
days are ahead of it”. Has he left Tim Cook a new range of magical products
to launch? [12]Comments
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12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/one-more-thing
[13]9/11: The Winners
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13. http://b.rw/qIlyGE
Graham Rayman | Village Voice | 31 August 2011
For most of the world, it was a tragedy. For many people and companies, it
has proved a goldmine. They include Rudy Giuliani, sundry outright
fraudsters, and practically everyone involved in the $20bn redevelopment of
Ground Zero [14]Comments
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14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/911-winners
[15]Better, Faster, Stronger
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15. http://b.rw/pUMrwK
Rebecca Mead | New Yorker | 29 August 2011
Rollicking profile of Timothy Ferriss, 33-year-old American self-help guru,
author of "The 4-Hour Workweek" and "The 4-Hour Body". Self-experimenter,
admirer of Seneca. "Every generation gets the self-help guru that it
deserves" [16]Comments
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16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/better-faster-stronger
[17]Totally Psyched For The Full-Rip Nine
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17. http://b.rw/pYaSmL
Bruce Barcott | Outside | 25 August 2011
What happens when "the big one" hits north-west coast of North America. That
is, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake plus tsunami. Ground under Seattle and
Portland liquefies. You have 15 minutes to get above 50 feet of elevation
[18]Comments
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18. http://thebrowser.com/articles/totally-psyched-full-rip-nine
[19]What Is Time?
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19. http://b.rw/mXQ06o
Marianne Freiberger | +Plus | 23 August 2011
Useful backgrounder for non-physicists. What it is, why it isn't the same
for everyone, what can distort it, why it has a direction and how you can
argue it doesn't exist at all. Featuring Newton, Einstein, quantum mechanics
[20]Comments
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20. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-time
FiveBooks Interview
[21]Andrew Exum on Understanding the War in Afghanistan
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21. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-exum-on-understanding-war-afghanistan
The US has repeatedly misdiagnosed the conflict in Afghanistan. The former
soldier tells us about flawed policy, unhappy outcomes and what could and
should have been different [22]Read on
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22. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/andrew-exum-on-understanding-war-afghanistan
Featured Topic
[23]Revolution In Libya
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23. http://thebrowser.com/topics/revolution-libya
With rebels in control of Tripoli, Colonel Gaddafi's grip on the country
appears to be fatally weakened. Read our selection of articles about the
Libyan leader's brutal 42-year rule and the revolt that's raised hopes of a
better future [24]Read on
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24. http://thebrowser.com/topics/revolution-libya
Reader Recommendations
@[25]andyguess MT @[26]JustinWolfers: Hiding in plain sight: WikiLeaks comes
unhinged, in six dramatic acts. Compelling read. [27]t.co/AEVoIMm
[28]#browsings [29]More like this
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25. http://twitter.com/#!/andyguess
26. http://twitter.com/#!/JustinWolfers
27. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783778,00.html
28. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
29. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Week
[30]Book of the Day
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30. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/matters-life-and-death-by-tobias-wolff-editor
[31]Matters of Life and Death by Tobias Wolff (editor)
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31. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/matters-life-and-death-by-tobias-wolff-editor
[32]Jim Shepard says: “This was a hugely influential anthology in the early
80s. It’s a snapshot of the very best storywriters of an entire decade”
[33]FiveBooks Archive
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32. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jim-shepard-on-short-stories
33. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks
Video of the Week
[34]How To Hack Like A News Of The World Journalist
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34. http://thebrowser.com/videos/how-hack-news-world-journalist
Step by step instructions from world renowned hacker Kevin Mitnick.
Alarmingly simple
[35]More videos
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35. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Week
[36]Steve Jobs, on market research
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36. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/08/apple-after-jobs/244162
"It's hard for customers to tell you what they want when they've never
seen anything remotely like it"
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37. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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