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Wikileaks, analysis and speculative fiction

December 23, 2010

It’s a few days before Christmas, ten days before the end of 2010, and there’s the wonderful sense of deceleration as I flip through my… Read More »Wikileaks, analysis and speculative fiction

Too complex to report: Magnetar, Goldman Sachs and burning down the financial house

April 16, 2010

Two weeks ago, On The Media (my very favorite NPR show, which is saying something as it has stiff competition) interviewed NPR economics correspondent Adam… Read More »Too complex to report: Magnetar, Goldman Sachs and burning down the financial house

Jonathan Stray on original reporting: imaginary abundance

March 4, 2010

This evening, Google News tells me that I have my choice of 5,053 articles on conflicts between Congressional Republicans and Democrats over healthcare reform. (Oh… Read More »Jonathan Stray on original reporting: imaginary abundance

ChatRoulette survey (long bookmark)

March 1, 2010

ChatRoulette: An Initial Survey The fine folks at the Web Ecology Project pride themselves on researching web trends that are just starting to catch the… Read More »ChatRoulette survey (long bookmark)