The humanity behind the lulz

Luke O’Neil reflects sadly on the Internet’s culture of schadenfreude when a childhood friend’s humiliation goes viral.

Julian Assange blames Jewish conspiracy for negative press

Via the NY Times: A report published by a British magazine on Tuesday said the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, suggested that British journalists, including the editor of the newspaper The Guardian, were engaged in a Jewish-led conspiracy to smear his organization. His remarks appeared in the magazine Private Eye, in an article by its editor, [...]

A tipping point?

Amazon now sells more Kindle books than paperbacks.

Christian leaders lobby for net neutrality

Via Ars Technica: On January 18, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to lawmakers outlining top Catholic legislative priorities. The letter features well-known Catholic positions, including concerns on abortion and marriage law, support for universal healthcare, advocacy for “poor families and vulnerable workers”—but it also stresses the bishops’ robust support for net [...]

Groundbreaking NY Times reporting discovers “long-diftance relationfhipf,” “inter-net”

The newshole shrinks, and this is what they fill it with?

“Like the cutting edge of the ’90′s”

Half Price Books now sells online! And I say, Good for them; one hopes their online presence and naturally low prices will help them, if not compete with Amazon, at least be able to whether the megasite’s growth. I hope this because HPB is an essential place. The Amazon marketplace will never be a replacement for a [...]