I think we're all still getting used to instantaneous, global communication.
The Critical Path #106 - Can Bitcoin Be Money? →
The Critical Path podcast this week talks Bitcoin. Good primer on its features and usefulness.
The Inside Story Of How The U.S. Acted To Prevent Another Rwanda →
Activists and U.S. officials alike say that the speed at which the United States has responded is unprecedented and part of it is due to a little heralded document and the bureaucratic tool it created.
Of course, "It remains to be seen if what they're doing works. But at least the U.S. is -trying- in #CAR" - Hayes Brown, on Twitter
15,972 VS. 6,087 →
"Liberal" and "conservative" RARELY mean what's in the dictionary when it comes to US politics. Tech adoption is one of those rare cases.
The War on Yule →
Support the cause.
And, please, "...rather than buying another piece of useless plastic crap at Wal-Mart, donate to the charity of your choice."
Speedy Trains Transform China →
Why aren't we investing in high-speed rail?
Thai protesters march in bid to oust PM, take aim at U.S. →
On December 9, when Yingluck called the election, about 160,000 protesters had massed around her office complex, and before that some had occupied ministries and other state buildings, but police say no more than 2,000 people are now camped out at the main protest sites in Bangkok's historic quarter.
Syrians set to become world's largest refugee population →
I'd like to see these graphed over time:
More than 2.3 million Syrians have already fled the civil war in their homeland but, with 100,000 new refugees registering every month, Syria will soon outstrip Afghanistan as the biggest source of refugees.
Syria [was] home to ~22 million people.