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Drone pilots have a front-row seat on war, from half a world away
In a low, tan building in Nevada, Air Force personnel sit in padded chairs and control aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan. They are 7,500 miles away, yet feel more affected by war than ever.
2010-02-21 to drone, military, psychology, technology, war by lipi
A history of media technology scares, from the printing press to Facebook
The writer Douglas Adams observed how technology that existed when we were born seems normal, anything that is developed before we turn 35 is exciting, and whatever comes after that is treated with suspicion.
2010-02-17 to oldfarts, slate, technology by lipi
Dana Goodyear: Kid Goth (The New Yorker)
Neil Gaiman’s fantasies.
2010-01-31 to bestof, books, children, fiction, goth, story by soobrosa
Lisa Robinson: Boogie Nights
It became known, and ultimately reviled, as Disco. But the music that surged out of gay underground New York clubs such as the Loft and 12 West in the early 70s was the sound of those who wanted to dance, dance, dance.
2010-01-24 to bestof, disco, history, music by soobrosa
Richard Martin: Uranium Is So Last Century — Enter Thorium, the New Green Nuke
If the US reactor fleet could be converted to LFTRs overnight, existing thorium reserves would power the US for a thousand years.
2010-01-24 to bestof, business, energy, nuclear by soobrosa
Ellen McGirt: Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to Be the Next New-Media Mogul
Here's what scares Kutcher: "When I have a conversation with someone and they say, 'I'm not worried about monetization yet.' "
2010-01-24 to bestof, brand, media, reality, social by soobrosa
Nick Paumgarten: Food Fighter
Does Whole Foods’ C.E.O. know what’s best for you?
2010-01-24 to bestof, bio, business, eco, food, retail by soobrosa
Paul Morley: On gospel, Abba and the death of the record: an audience with Brian Eno
He's been a Roxy original, the inventor of 'ambient', Bowie's muse, the brain in Talking Heads and U2's 'fifth man'. Now Eno tells us where he's heading next.
2010-01-24 to bestof, music by soobrosa
The unrepentant chocolatier
The world’s biggest food company is betting on an emerging class of health and nutrition products to spur its growth. But risks abound.
2010-01-17 to bestof, business, fmcg, food, medicine, nestlé, nestle, nutrition, supplements by soobrosa
Mark Ames: Cerberus Capital - Literally Blood-Sucking the Poor to Make Their Billions
Mark Ames was founder and editor of The eXile, the notorious Moscow-based, English-language newspaper shuttered last year after a raid by Russian authorities.
2010-01-17 to bestof, business, investment, money by soobrosa

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