Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Last year’s crashes of rockets operated by Virgin Galactic and Orbital Sciences came as a reminder of the risks inherent in commercial space ventures. But now a rush of new fundraising in the private space sector shows that investors are still prepared to back the start-ups behind the private space race if the potential reward is…
The noose is tightening around men and women who are indispensable to facilitating independent coverage of the country. Zhao Yan, a Chinese journalist jailed while working for The New York Times, escorted by relatives after his release from the state security prison in Beijing (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters) For her last two years in China, Angela…
Photo Megyn Kelly in front of Fox News headquarters in New York. Credit Stephanie Sinclair for The New York Times close shareTools On a gray Wednesday in November, the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and four producers gathered around a conference table on the 17th floor of the News Corporation building in Manhattan. They were…
You know what, I’m sort of irritated at the never ending list of gifs, articles and blog posts about Obama throwing shade or giving no f*cks in his SOTU address. I understand that America loves a man who gives the finger to The Man, so we applaud say… a flight attendant who gives the finger…
Our economy is growing. The Afghanistan war is over. The State of our union is strong. Congress, here’s what you can’t do: shut down the government, repeal health insurance, or unravel new Wall Street rules. Or you’ll hear from my veto. Now, on to the middle class. We’re going to help them afford child care,…
Barack Obama Is Out Of Fucks If you’re a liberal this paragraph from the end of Obama’s State of the Union has to excite you: I have no more campaigns to run. My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an…
Since 17 people were murdered in the Paris terror attacks that started with a massacre of cartoonists, staff, and police at Charlie Hebdo magazine almost two weeks ago, The New York Times has not deemed fit to print even one caricature by the French satirical weekly, citing Muslim sensitivities. But today the Times opened up her august…
http://youtu.be/qcls41KaMEs via After Hours – The 9 Creepiest Things Movies Portray as Romantic – YouTube.
Crash Override’s logo. Photograph: http://www.crashoverridenetwork.com/ A group of people targeted with online harassment have launched a support network aimed at helping others who find themselves in the same situation. The network, Crash Override, will go further than many previous attempts to help harassment targets, not only providing emotional support but also helping those affected interact…
It’s been almost three months since Google lead a $542 million round of funding for the Magic Leap, an augmented reality project shrouded in mystery. Aside from vague claims about a “biomimetic Dynamic Digitized Lightfield Signal,” the CEO of Legendary Pictures calling it “jaw-dropping,” and Neal Stephenson becoming the project’s “Chief Futurist,” we still don’t…