50 cultural icons and their favorite books kottke.org Flavorwire collected a list of the favorite books of 50 well-known people, including Bill Murray, Amy Poehler, Ayn Rand, and Caroline Kennedy. Here are some of the picks: 50,000 Norman Rockwell Photographs Now Digitized and Available Online Open Culture by Colin Marshall Reference photo for Norman Rockwell’s … Read more
Gottfrid Svartholm Found Guilty in Hacking Trial TorrentFreak After being arrested in his Cambodian apartment in September 2012 it took two years before Gottfrid Svartholm went on trial in Denmark. Drone Footage of Hungary Protests Against “Internet Tax” Global Voices Online Hungarians have been rallying in masses against a proposed tax on Internet traffic that many … Read more
The FBI Director’s Evidence Against Encryption Is Pathetic The Intercept by Dan Froomkin FBI Director James Comey gave a speech Thursday about how cell-phone encryption could lead law enforcement to a “very dark place” where it “misses out” on crucial evidence to nail criminals. To make his case, he cited four real-life examples — examples that … Read more
Juncker bitten by the hand that fed him as the European Parliament undermines his Commission Open Europe blog Juncker and Schulz in happier times… The letter from European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has now been published in full and contains an extensive list of questions for the UK’s Lord … Read more
Sarkozy announces return to politics French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy returns to politics, announcing on his Facebook page that he will seek the leadership of main centre-right party. Sweden: Immigrants dismayed by far-right gain AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party – with roots in the neo-Nazi movement – recently won 12.9 percent of the vote. … Read more
Here is Zeynep Tüfekçi’s piece. *********************** Pop-Up Ad Inventor Apologizes for Creating a ‘Fiasco’ Mashable! by The Atlantic Ron Carlson’s short story “What We Wanted To Do,” takes the form of an apology from a villager who failed to protect his comrades from marauding Visigoths. It begins: Net Neutrality, Algorithmic Filtering and Ferguson Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin A prison visit with The … Read more
Kadıköy, Yeldeğirmeni via @stencilcity Lots of stuff in this piece in Turkish. ************** A Nomadic Museum Takes Up Temporary Residence in Istanbul NYT > Turkey by By JULIE BAUMGARDNER Following projects in Dubai and London, the newly founded Moving Museum sets up shop in the ancient Turkish city with a series of artist residencies. Erdogan’s Grand Construction Projects Are … Read more
Yes he did say that a few minutes ago… News in Turkish ilhan tanir @WashingtonPoint: “#Flash:PM Erdogan: “They curse Hitler morning, evening.You know what? They (Israel) are 100 times worse than Hitler when comes to barbarity” The Israeli Hacktivists’ Cyber War in Gaza Mashable! by Uri Blau Late Thursday night, as Israeli tanks advanced into the Gaza strip, … Read more
https://www.crypto101.io/ Self-directed Crypto 101 online course Boing Boing Crypto 101 is a free online course on practical, applied cryptography: ” everything you need to understand complete systems such as SSL/TLS: block ciphers, stream ciphers, hash functions, message authentication codes, public key encryption, key agreement protocols, and signature algorithms.” Pirate Bay Hits Historic 10 Million Torrent … Read more
Index Freedom of Expression Awards 2014 – winners announced Index held its fourteenth Freedom of Expression Awards at The Barbican Centre, London. The Freedom of Expression Awards recognizes some of the world?s most influential voices and remarkable fighters of free expression. The evening event was hosted by The Times columnist and broadcaster, David Aaronovitch, and co-sponsored by SAGE.The Freedom of Expression … Read more
The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today unveiled the full winners list from last night?s 15th annual 2013 Internet Industry Awards, which saw the award for ?Best Superfast Broadband? go to London ISPHyperoptic and the gong for ?Best Consumer Fixed Broadband? being won by Sky Broadband…. Elsewhere Recep Erdogan (Turkish Prime Minister) bagged the infamous gong for Internet … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: EU opponents forge an alliance | 14/11/2013 The right-wing populists Marine Le Pen from France and Geert Wilders from the Netherlands announced on Wednesday in the Hague that they would forge an alliance and form a parliamentary group in the EU Parliament after the 2014 elections. Commentators warn against underestimating right-wing nationalists and advise politicians to … Read more
Take a Tour of Robocoin, the World’s First Bitcoin ATM Meet the Robocoin: the world’s first bitcoin ATM. It went live last night, after an afternoon of tinkering and testing at the downtown cafe that’s now its home. Online Anonymity Is Not Only for Trolls and Political Dissidents David Plotz: People have a misguided belief in it, … Read more
HDK’nın 3. kongresinde umuda yolculuk mesajı Halkların Demokratik Kongresi (HDK) 3. Genel Kurul toplantısı bugün Ankara’da yapıldı. Kongreyle ilgili gelişmeleri buradan takip edebilirsiniz. Fotoğraf via @ahmetsaymadi [View the story “HDK’nın 3. kongresinde \”umuda yolculuk\” mesajı” on Storify]
No strategic shift after Iran-West rapprochement, says President Gül The argument that rapprochement between Iran and West will bring changes in strategic relations in the region is ?being exaggerated,? according to Turkish President US seriously concerned over Turkey?s China decision The US is ?seriously concerned? about Turkey?s decision to purchase a missile system from … Read more