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A photo essay of the world's worst public art - Foreign Policy

The 50 best author vs. author put-downs of all time -The Examiner

The SEIU after Andy Stern - The American Prospect (Harold Myerson)

Is "publish or perish" biasing science? - Ars Technica (John Timmer)

Private prisons another open wallet for politicians in California - LA Times

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The Ego And Its Own - Max Stirner
From the Anarchist Library. A classic. Maybe the classic work of individualistic anarchism. Or not.


The future of science journalism. - Bloggingheads (video)
Epic Fail in Congress: USA PATRIOT Act Renewed Without Any New Civil Liberties Protections - EFF blog (Kevin Blankston)
The boat Kevin Costner should have had in Waterworld. - Io9
Female combat robot pilots crave sex! A very hot sci-fi pod cast. - NSFW - Nobilis Erotica
Defending against drones. - Newsweek
Just like with nukes after World War II the US monopoly on drone aircraft attack capability won't last. And for the first time since the Cold War ended the US needs to reconsider it's air defense.
The steady, perfectly managed decline of Yahoo, Inc. - TechCrunch (Michael Arrington)
Scathing critique of the Yahoo's business practices.