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A Tipping Point For Youth Uprisings

The Storming of the Bastille, 1789 The Guardian presented a concise infographic titled “Arab youth: the tipping point” regarding key factors indicating potential youth uprisings.  Two criteria are (a) percent of population comprised of youths and (b) their respective unemployment…

Ecclesiasticus 8:12

Ecclesiasticus by Gustave Doré; 1866 “Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost.” We saw a comment about this Bible quote on Dealbreaker: “UBS cites a well-documented case from 377…

2011: A Bot Odyssey

BizarroComic.blogspot.com When comic relief is needed, the likes of Goolsbee, Bernanke and Fama is fine. However, if seriousness about a task or topic is warranted, then a genetic algorithm-based bot might be more useful, thankyouverymuch. The cover story of Wired…