A Riot of Glorious Knowledge: January 2011

Sunday, 30 January 2011

Saturday, 29 January 2011

The Political Power of Social Media | Foreign Affairs

Networked people represent a threat to all hierarchical institutions.The Political Power of Social Media | Foreign Affairs: "Networked people represent a threat to all hierarchical institutions.

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The Political Power of Social Media | Foreign Affairs

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Friday, 28 January 2011

Thursday, 27 January 2011

Mobile services in poor countries: Not just talk | The Economist

Mobile services in poor countries: Not just talk | The Economist: "Mobile phones are the world’s most widely distributed computers

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Tunisia and the Arab world: Let the scent of jasmine spread | The Economist

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Tunisia and the Arab world: Let the scent of jasmine spread | The Economist

Tunisia and the Arab world: Let the scent of jasmine spread | The Economist: "However, as the past few weeks have shown, winking at secular despots, as they tighten the screws on their disgruntled people, may in the long run be riskier.

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Tunisia and the Arab world: Let the scent of jasmine spread | The Economist

Tunisia and the Arab world: Let the scent of jasmine spread | The Economist: "But what if an Islamist movement, here and there in the region, rose on the crest of revolt—and took power by the ballot box?

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Protest in Egypt: Another Arab regime under threat | The Economist

Protest in Egypt: Another Arab regime under threat | The Economist: "Egypt, the most populous and influential Arab country, did look as if it had been hit by a Tunisia-tinted political tidal wave.

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Protest in Egypt: Another Arab regime under threat | The Economist

Protest in Egypt: Another Arab regime under threat | The Economist: "As yet, none of the youthful movements clamouring for political freedom and economic relief in such strongman states as Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Sudan and Yemen has come close to reaching the dictator-toppling momentum of their Tunisian counterpart.

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Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Rashidun Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rashidun Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "During his reign, at the time of appointment, every officer was required to make the oath:

1. That he would not ride a Turkic horse (which was a symbol of pride).
2. That he would not wear fine clothes.
3. That he would not eat sifted flour.
4. That he would not keep a porter at his door.
5. That he would always keep his door open to the public.

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Rashidun Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rashidun Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "'Remember, I have not appointed you as commanders and tyrants over the people. I have sent you as leaders instead, so that the people may follow your example. Give the Muslims their rights and do not beat them lest they become abused. Do not praise them unduly, lest they fall into the error of conceit. Do not keep your doors shut in their faces, lest the more powerful of them eat up the weaker ones. And do not behave as if you were superior to them, for that is tyranny over them.'

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Rashidun Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rashidun Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Umar was the first ruler in history to separate judiciary from the executive.

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In Praise of Cultural Imperialism

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Friday, 21 January 2011

APPLE V GOOGLE | More Intelligent Life

APPLE V GOOGLE | More Intelligent Life: "Google makes its money learning about you from your e-mail, your internet searches and your phone, and then selling that information to advertisers. Its founding mantra was “Don’t be evil”, something its staff still take seriously. But Schmidt seems to have a new standard: “Don’t be creepy”. He startled commentators in 2009 by saying, “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Apparently trying to allay fears that Google has no boundaries, he tried again in late 2010. “Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it,” he said, apparently unaware that this is about the creepiest thing the boss of an omnipresent technology company can say.

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ISTANBUL'S EXTREMES | More Intelligent Life

ISTANBUL'S EXTREMES | More Intelligent Life: "Like all short experiences in exotic parts of the world, it felt disproportionately illuminating. (As any journalist knows, it is far easier to make grand conclusions about a place after two days than after two years.)

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Lexington: China in the mind of America | The Economist

Lexington: China in the mind of America | The Economist: "The inevitable rivalry between America and China is liable to be safer if it is drenched in bromides about how the two countries need not be rivals at all. “Friendly competition”, was Mr Obama’s phrase this week

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Thursday, 20 January 2011

SEVEN WONDERS: ALEX ROSS | More Intelligent Life

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IN DEFENCE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS | More Intelligent Life

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Inequality: The rich and the rest | The Economist

Inequality: The rich and the rest | The Economist: "Mr Buffett has become a crusader for a higher inheritance tax, arguing that America risks an entrenched plutocracy without it.

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Mr Buffett has become a crusader for a higher inheritance tax, arguing that America risks an entrenched plutocracy without it.