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Technology Review: Physics arXiv blog Best Connectd Individuals Are Not the Most Influential Spreadrs in Social Networks 100202

emmineb — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:42:57 GMT

The study of social networks has thrown up more than a few surprises over the years. It's easy to imagine that because the links that form between various individuals in a society are not governed by any overarching rules, they must have a random structure. So the discovery in the 1980s that social networks are very different came as something of a surprise. In a social network, most nodes are not linked to each other but can easily be reached by a small number of steps. This is the so-called small worlds network.

ArtMam Art in Internet»

emmineb — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:50:15 GMT

A great collection of links to Asian art sites We are currently gathering a collection of links, Orientations readers, and indeed all Asian art enthusiasts, will find most useful. Our goal is to be able to present a collection of sites each focusing on a various Asian-art related topic. Category Directory: » Directories Region Region: » Hong Kong http://www.orientations.com.hk/link.htm » A.F.T.R.A. "The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists."

at-Largely

emmineb — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:31:53 GMT

by Larisa Alexandrovna: For journalists and others who like examining the landscape of investigative reporting.

Eric's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea: steampunk star wars

emmineb — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:18:03 GMT

Inspired by this neat little project, I decided I wanted to reimagine the Star Wars universe in a steampunk context. I know, whenever anyone reimagines anything, they either make it a) adult and edgy (99%) or b) steampunk (1%), so I'm not getting any originality points, but it's still a pretty exciting idea for me. Meaning I'll be bored of it in a week and start drawing dogs wearing hats or something.

From Tesla Motors to the “Patriot Hack” Martin Eberhard on Protecting Your Privacy Online

emmineb — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:17:18 GMT

Nursing the best dark brew I’ve ever had, I moved from a great article on free global phone calls to another on the language of gang signs, ultimately landing on a column signed not with an anonymous pseudonym but by Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors. It was so interesting, in fact, that I reached out to Martin after my bear-rich Pacific Northwest roadtrip and asked for permission to reprint his article here. He graciously agreed. This article is broken up into four sections, which I titled: The Patriot Hack - From China’s Firewall to Lockpicking (15%) The Political and Technical Landscape (60%) Strategies to Protect Your Privacy (10%) The “Haystack” Call to Action (15%)

Hanzi Smatter 一知半解: dedicated to the misuse of chinese characters in western culture

emmineb — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:10:53 GMT

Trendy Pro-Communism Purses

Language Hat

emmineb — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:21:59 GMT

This blog is called Language Hat and it deals with many issues of a linguistic flavor

Language Log

emmineb — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:06:34 GMT

memepool

emmineb — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:48:50 GMT

Schneier on Security: Anonymity and the Internet February 3, 2010

emmineb — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:14:41 GMT

Universal identification is portrayed by some as the holy grail of Internet security. Anonymity is bad, the argument goes; and if we abolish it, we can ensure only the proper people have access to their own information. We'll know who is sending us spam and who is trying to hack into corporate networks. And when there are massive denial-of-service attacks, such as those against Estonia or Georgia or South Korea, we'll know who was responsible and take action accordingly. The problem is that it won't work. Any design of the Internet must allow for anonymity. Universal identification is impossible. Even attribution -- knowing who is responsible for particular Internet packets -- is impossible. Attempting to build such a system is futile, and will only give cr