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As a consequence of the wikileaked releases, military documents in the public domain now acknowledge that fifteen children were imprisoned, at some time or another, at Guantánamo (see table below). This is three more than the twelve the State Department acknowledged to the public after our earlier report on the subject, and seven more than… Continue reading Untitled

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My contention is that “Free” as described and used in many contemporary web-based businesses is a non-business model that is not only broken, but actively harmful to entrepreneurship. Free rarely works, and all the times that it doesn’t, it undermines entrepreneurial creativity, destroys market value, delivers an inferior user experience and pumps hot air into… Continue reading Untitled

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Sometimes, I think this could be me. (Source: http://xkcd.com/915/)

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That’s right James Verone says he has no medical insurance. He has a growth of some sort on his chest, two ruptured disks and a problem with his left foot. He is 59 years old and with no job and a depleted bank account. He thought jail was the best place he could go for… Continue reading Untitled

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‘Hey, if being a geek means you’re willing to take a 400-page book on vaccines and where they work and where they don’t, and you go off and study that and you use that to challenge people to learn more, then absolutely. I’m a geek. I plead guilty. Gladly.’ Microsoft’s Bill Gates: A rare and… Continue reading Untitled

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dear-photograph: Dear Photograph, Dad never took a picture of me, ever. Then I noticed his reflection in the glass.Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Anonymous

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dear-photograph: Dear Photograph, I miss that playground. Anonymous   What a wonderful idea. The whole tumblr is fantastic.

Turns out that Amina, and her stories from Damascus, are complete works of fiction. The actual author, Tom MacMaster, published the following apology: I do not believe that I have harmed anyone — I feel that I have created an important voice for issues that I feel strongly about. There are enough inspiring true stories in the world that we don’t need to lie to people just to get their attention.

‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’ comes clean – The Washington Post