parislemon: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
A lot of people have asked for my take on The New York Times piece yesterday about the true cost of making Apple products in China. Let me first just say that it’s an important piece full of good reporting by Charles Duhigg and David Barboza. Parts of it are very sad — sickening, really.
But…
Great art is always flanked by its dark sisters, blasphemy and pornography.
Pornography Drives Technology: Why Not To Censor the Internet
Glad I’m not the only one who’s been saying this.
Ning, you assholes, I’m looking at you. I hope you fail. Really, I do.
As it stands now, no city on Earth can’t be shut down by 10,000 serious swarming protesters,” writes author Alex Steffen. “Well trained in civil disobedience, linked by cell phones, e-mail, and online maps … protesters can flow across an urban landscape with a speed and coherence that leaves security forces scratching their heads