What’s up in Libya and in Arab World. A massive roundup.

  Thinking strategically: Libya from Ideas on Europe by European Geostrategy By James Rogers and Luis Simón US sees Gaddafi going, going… nowhere by Mark Mardell (the Reporters) President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that Col Muammar Gaddafi should go, now his top adviser on intelligence has said the Libyan ruler will probably win his … Read more

Middle East still simmering. Roundup II – From Libya to Bahrain…

People carry the body of a protester killed during a protest on Monday, as they gather at a Shi’ite village cemetery in Sanabis, west of Bahraini capital Manama, February 15, 2011. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed) Bahrain: anti-government protests continue despite brutal crackdown (big photo gallery) from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Arab democracy rising: international lessons, … Read more

“Facebook increases face-to-face socializing” and a roundup….

Yahoo?s Acquisition Strategy: Technology, Content and Users (Plus Moms and Babies) from Mashable! by Ben Parr The New Facebook Messages: A Walkthrough [SCREENSHOTS] from Mashable! by Ben Parr Study: Facebook increases face-to-face socializing from All Facebook by Meredith Singer Do you ever worry about your preference to message a friend over Facebook then talk to … Read more

FP blog on the 6 mysteries about Stuxnet

Stuxnet 6 mysteries about Stuxnet from FP Passport by Blake Hounshell By now, you’ve probably heard of Stuxnet, the mysterious computer worm that infects Windows computers running software designed by Siemens, the German industrial giant. The software, Simatic WinCC, is what’s known as a SCADA system — “supervisory control and data acquisition” — and it’s … Read more