Other People's Writings
 
   

If I like a piece of writing I find in my travels around the web, I tend to copy it because a) I usually forget where I found it, b) too many bookmarks go nowhere, or c) the author changes it and I want a copy of the previous version. So now, instead of filling up my drive (where they get lost, anyway), I'm posting them here.

America's Global Role
by George Soros  Wednesday, June 11, 2003

George Soros on why the Bush foreign policy is misguided and, ultimately, dangerous for the future

Diplomatic Breakdown
by John Brady Kiesling  Sunday, April 27, 2003

A review of U.S. foreign policy from a State Department diplomat who resigned out of conscience.

After Iraq: The Ongoing Crisis
by Dr. George Friedman  Saturday, April 12, 2003

An analysis of the next phase of the campaign in Iraq

What Do You Want?
by Various  Thursday, April 03, 2003

Not just protest, but some conclusions of what could have been.

The Wireless Future
by Aaron Swartz  Friday, February 28, 2003

Marvellous vision in a nutshell. It might make too much sense.

Ancient Math
by Benjamin Lee  Monday, February 24, 2003

A quick overview of ancient math and the real contribution of Hindu cultural to modern mathematics.

DNA, P2P, and Privacy
by Clay Shirky  Sunday, December 08, 2002

Interesting implications for future privacy. Also, a points to the key for the integration of any large database interactions. Will xml translators / the sematic web be enough?

Crack the Code
by Arnold Kling  Tuesday, December 03, 2002

A fun little game showing the difference in predictability between a linear and a non-linear feedback system. By Arnold Kling.

Right and Wrong: The copy-right infringement
by John Bloom  Friday, November 22, 2002

One of the most succinct writings on the copyright issues that I've come across recently, particularly the clarity of distinction between expanding capital and expanding civilization.

7) Role of Religion?
by Larry Wall  Friday, September 13, 2002

Larry Wall, of Perl fame, writing about how he integrates Christian beliefs with a scientific (or at least technical) point of view. From Slashdot.