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Amazon Auto-Wires New E-Books of Neal Stephenson’s “Reamde” | The Awl
Amazon Auto-Wires New E-Books of Neal Stephenson’s “Reamde” | The Awl We are reading several of Stephenson’s works for a seminar, Readme included. As this is the early part of the 20th century, there is no one canonical edition of each text. Some are reading on Kindle or iOS devices where page numbering is fluid.…
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The Elusive Big Idea – NYTimes.com
The Elusive Big Idea – NYTimes.com THE July/August issue of The Atlantic trumpets the “14 Biggest Ideas of the Year.” Take a deep breath. The ideas include “The Players Own the Game” (No. 12), “Wall Street: Same as it Ever Was” (No. 6), “Nothing Stays Secret” (No. 2), and the very biggest idea of the…
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The nation’s major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to a newly released Justice Department internal memo that for the first time reveals the data retention policies of America’s largest telecoms. (via Secret memo reveals which telecoms store your data the longest)
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Opinion on Amazon’s newly announced Silk browser
Opinion on Amazon’s newly announced Silk browser Excerpt: “Under the guise of a great speed increase, Amazon is offloading the backend processing of web content to their cloud-based-borg-system, caching that, and then delivering it via a single stream to your Fire device. What this potentially means is, Amazon is now the gatekeeper for all your…
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When the Federal Communications Commission last week issued its final network neutrality rules and said they would go into effect at the end of November, lawsuits against the policy could finally begin. Verizon and Metro PCS, both wireless carriers, had already made clear their intention to sue and were widely expected to be the first…