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The bad part of yesterday – some guy poked me in the eye with a sharp needle. And I paid for the privilege. The good… Read More »The good part of yesterday…
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Those bright folks at Geekcorps Mali have come up with another project that I’m vicariously proud of. (By “vicariously proud”, I mean, “I had nothing… Read More »Moulin, and the “Library Gap”
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Professor Ron Deibert is the director of Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, a remarkable institution which researches the intersection of civic politics and… Read More »Ron Deibert on the history and future of Psiphon