Last week’s
OT&FIN here.
I might post a ‘Views’ later tonight, but don’t count on it.
Previously on MoreLiver’s:
OFF-TOPICS
PSYCHOLOGY
POW! CRACK! What we
know about video games and violence – Wonkblog
/ WP
Ideology as cognitive
bias – Stumbling
and Mumbling
How Good Gamblers Think – Farnam
Street
The Mysteriously Memorable 20s – Slate
Why do we
remember more from young adulthood than from any other time of our lives?
In the Future, Sanity May be the Exception – Big
Think
What's the
Latest Development? Norwegian philosopher Lars Fredrik Svendsen has recently
argued that the trend of lowering diagnostic thresholds for mental disease
risks making sanity a thing as rare, exotic and unachievable as being a
supermodel.
HIGH-SCIENCE
Ray Kurzweil Plans to Create a Mind at
Google—and Have it Serve You – MIT
Technology Review
The
technologist speaks about an ambitious plan to build a powerful artificial
intelligence.
Crazy Far – The
National Geographic
To the
stars, that is. Will we ever get crazy enough to go?
50 Awe-Inspiring Reminders Of Just How
Insignificant We Are
– Buzzfeed
TECH
How Dr. Dre Made $300
Headphones a Must-Have Accessory – TIME
Just a few years ago, spending $300 on headphones was
something only a handful of artists, music producers, and audiophiles would
even consider. But that was before a hip-hop legend got involved.
Not in my house: how Vegas casinos wage a war
on cheating – The
Verge
The only
way to win is to fight fire with fire
Unknown hackers stealing EU files for past five
years – euobserver
AARON
SWARTZ
In the Picture: the life and death of Aaron
Swartz – The
World / FT
After Aaron Swartz – Reuters
Why Aaron Swartz’s Ideas Matter – MIT
Technology Review
The world
lost a brilliant activist and a leading proponent of information freedom last
week.
RADICAL
ISLAM
Dozens of
hostages have reportedly been killed after Algerian forces attempted a rescue
operation at a natural gas complex overtaken by Islamist gunmen. The incident
demonstrates the brutality and determination with which militant Islamists in North Africa operate, just a short plane ride
south of European soil.
Why do we
wait till the money has bought the guns and created the ‘well armed’ groups and
then choose to tackle the men with guns rather than the men with the drugs and
the other men who bank the proceeds and keep the whole thing running?
Did we just surrender
in the War on Terror? – Fabius
Maximus
The United
States cannot fight a war
against radical Islamism and win. That’s
obvious, but we’re doing it anyway. Here
Chet Richards looks at our Grand Strategy as described by George Friedman of
Stratfor.
COMPANIES
The Genius of Samsung – Slate
How the
biggest tech company in the world got that way.
Mars Incorporated: A pretty sweet place to work – Fortune
From free
candy to pet-friendly perks, working at America's third-largest private company is
a toothsome gig. An exclusive look at the secretive empire of Mars
Incorporated.
OTHER
SPONSORED: The
Taliban Is A Vibrant And Thriving Political Movement – The
Onion
On Financial Blogging – The Aleph blog
Why do
financial bloggers do what they do? (I
include in this economists and investors as well…)
How Much Caffeine
Before I End Up in the E.R.? – The
Atlantic
In 2005, fewer than 2,000 trips to hospital emergency
departments involved energy drinks. By 2011, that number was over 20,000. If
energy drinks are safe, why are they sending us to the hospital?
Graph: How Coffee Drank Soda's Milkshake – The
Atlantic
6 Video Games Every
Libertarian Should Play – Reason
Post-apocalyptic America, Ayn Rand
underwater, the decline of the Wild West, and more.
6 Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages
Everyone Believes –
Cracked
From L. Ron Hubbard possibly forging his war documents
to the church incarcerating hundreds of members in a pitch-black basement, here
are the most startling revelations reported in Lawrence Wright’s new book,
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the
Prison of Belief.
IN FINNISH
Valtionyhtiön
valvonta tuo rahaa virkamiehelle – TalSa
Valtionyhtiöiden hallituksilleen ja valvojilleen maksamat
palkkiot eivät ole aina suhteessa yhtiön kokoon. Pienikin firma voi tuottaa
virkamiesvalvojilleen hyvän sivutilin.
EU jatkaa valitsemallaan tiellä: sensuuria ja
yhteisvelkaa – Elina
Lepomäki / US Puheenvuoro
Ongelmaluotot uuteen ennätykseen Espanjassa – TalSa
Investointiodotukset heikentyneet jälleen – EK
Tehdasteollisuusyritysten
kiinteät investoinnit Suomeen kasvoivat viime vuonna kohtalaisesti, mutta
niiden taso jäi silti alle keskimääräisen. Kuluvan vuoden investointinäkymät
ovat huomattavan epävarmat. Investointien odotetaan kääntyvän uudelleen
laskuun.
Eurokriisikö ohi?
– Sampo Terho
Mitä ajattelin
tänään: Pakkotyötä lahjakkaille – NYT
/ HS
Varo ”tyhjiä” pukuja
– Vähemmän
on Enemmän
Sailas: Hallitus ei
kunnioittanut asiantuntemusta – HS
Tuomiopäivän koneet –
USA:n ja NL:n ydinaseiden tietotekniikka – Digitoday
Uskoisitko maailman kohtalon ilmanpaineanturin käsiin?
Digitodayn julkaisema Skrolli-tietotekniikkalehden artikkeli kurkistaa kylmän
sodan ajan ydinaseita valvoneisiin tietokonejärjestelmiin.
Persuuntunut IMF –
Henri
Myllyniemi / US Puheenvuoro
Kansainvälisen valuuttarahasto IMF:n uusin Kreikkaraportti
on luettavissa täältä. Raporttia on maamme tiedotusvälineissä käsitelty perin
ylimalkaisesti.
Katveeseen jäänyt
Stubb pyrkii esiin – HS