Not The Singularity: New Blog, Old Bloggers
Longtime blogger Steve Hynd has launched a new group blog called Not The Singularity.
Sergey Brin Says Smartphones ‘Emasculating’
Google’s Sergey Brin says swiping a phone feels silly, so we should wear dorky goggles around all day.
Mathematicians Solve Problem Solved Long Ago By Tradesman
Our eggheads isn’t as smart as they thinks.
Apple Sued over iPad Planned Obsolescence
A Brazilian group is suing Apple for making its iPads better too quickly.
Ezra Klein’s Meteoric Rise
How he went from Juicebox Mafia member to the most important young journalist in DC.
Republican Obsolescence: Ideas, Not Technology
NYT Magazine asks “Can the Republicans be Saved From Obsolescence?”
Distinguished Warfare Medal for Armchair Warriors
American troops may now earn the fourth highest combat medal from the comfort of their desk chair.
John Karlin, Telephone Innovator, Dies at 94
John Karlin, an industrial psychologist for Bell Labs that you’ve probably never heard of, has died aged 94.
Polls Find Majority Support For Path To Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants
A positive political climate for immigration reform.
Republicans Still Sticking Their Heads In The Sand
The GOP seems to be drawing all the wrong lessons from the 2012 elections.
Bill Clinton Warns Democrats Against Overreaching On Gun Debate
Bill Clinton has a warning for his fellow Democrats.
US Programmer Outsourced Coding to China, Watched Cat Videos
A company’s best programmer was a Chinese man working for a fifth of what lesser employees earned. Alas, one of those employees was getting paid the other four-fifths.
Corvette Stingray Redesign
For its 60th anniversary, Chevrolet has redesigned the Corvette for 2014. It looks surprisingly like a Corvette.
Giving ‘Disposable Razor’ a New Meaning
Electric shavers have come down in price so much that it’s cheaper to buy a new one than a replacement head for your old one.
Institutions Matter: Just Look at the Congress
Representative democracy is a process of delegation of power to agents who act on behalf of citizens. The process of delegation matters.
Marvel Kills Spider-Man Again
Issue #700 marks the final issue of Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker’s run as that character. For now.
Cornyn To Oppose Hagel Nomination, If It Ever Comes
John Cornyn tells Jennifer Rubin that he’ll oppose the confirmation of his former colleague, Chuck Hagel, for Secretary of Defense.
Germany Orders Facebook to Allow Spam Accounts
Germany recognizes a right to use pseudonyms online and has ordered Facebook to honor it.
Meaningful Action To Prevent More Tragedies Like This
Will the massacre of twenty children in a Connecticut elementary school mark a turning point in America’s gun culture? Don’t count on it.
GMail Permanently Broken?
For weeks now, I’ve found Gmail virtually unusable. I’ve tried switching back to Firefox from Chrome. I’ve tried turning off Google Labs. Nothing seems to work.
Footnoting Social Media
Blake Hounshell finds the footnotes in Andy Carvin’s latest book somewhat amusing:
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