February 2011
Tweet-By-Phone From Egypt →
parislemon:
This is just all kinds of awesome.
The revolution will be audio-transcribed tunneled from cell to short form text services…
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“That said, we’re probably only a year away from YC companies getting...”
– LAUNCH Conference - Blog - L006: Angels Respond—Anonymously—to Yuri & Ron’s All-in: $150K to 43 YCers
/via @johnv
Tor is playing a key role in helping Egyptians... →
mikehudack:
soupsoup:
Fahrah Stockman at Boston Globe
Over the last three days, 120,000 people — most of them Egyptian — have downloaded Tor software, which helps activists protect their identity from surveillance by repressive regimes and get around blocked sites, according to Andrew Lewman, executive director of Tor, which provides the software for free.
“We saw this huge amount of...
“Twitter reports from this evening say that four large screens have been...”
– Live blog 31/1 - Egypt protests | Al Jazeera Blogs
January 2011
Jimmy Carter: Unrest in Egypt Is 'Earth-Shaking' →
fulldisklosure:
Former President Jimmy Carter, who brokered a peace accord between Israel and Egypt in 1978, on Sunday called the political unrest and rioting in Egypt earth-shaking and said that President Hosni Mubarak probably will have to step down.
“The biggest design decision I’ve made is more of a continuous philosophy: do as...”
– Rands In Repose: Interview: Marco Arment (via msg)
@johnv at our office showed us the value of producing features/services within our impact horizon. If we determine a project will take longer to launch then we can guarentee it will have an affect on our business then we do not do it. Turns out you...
“This was an incredibly well planned and sophisticated attack. Chris Russo a...”
– Plentyoffish Hacked. « Plenty of fish blog
WELL WELL worth the read. The thing is Markus has successfully been fending off large-scale sophisticated attacks for YEARS. My condolences Markus.
WatchChevaux Fous (by m m)
“Lumerians performed an excellently freaked out cover of The Osmonds’ “Crazy Horses” for San Francisco public access programDance Party Revival.” via Raven Sings the Blues
Girls with the same face in every picture.
leekenyon:
jordanrobert:
Guys do it too…
Fish do it too…
“This is not really your fault: Quora’s auto-follow logic was not built for edge...”
– Sorry, Scoble, Quora is not your playground « The Quora Review (via steph)
“In a remarkable display of protest and challenge by oppressed people against...”
– Haitian Farmers Burn Monsanto ‘Aid’ Seeds (via thetart)
Rafer sez: Go humanity, go.
(via rafer)
This is amazing.
(via gregcohn)
Egypt Blocking Al Jazeera Broadcasts to Much of... →
tsparks:
Via: Fast Company
BY NEAL UNGERLEIDER
aka: Negev Rock City >
The Egyptian government isn’t just attempting to censor Al Jazeera within Egypt itself. The news station was just kicked off one of the Middle East’s main satellite providers—which happens to be based in Egypt.
The Egyptian government shut down Al Jazeera’s Cairo offices, withdrew the accreditation of their reporters...
“I am translating this blog into Chinese and published it in twitter.”
– Live blog 30/1 - Egypt protests | Al Jazeera Blogs
From the comments of the Al Jazeera live blog of Egypt events.
The New Arab World Order - By Robert D. Kaplan |... →
secondverse:
“Don’t mistake the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt for 1978 Iran. But that doesn’t mean that U.S. diplomacy in the Arab world is going to be any less complicated going forward.”
I learned today about youth unemployment: #Yemen... →
ericmortensen:
vruz:
via @Bill_Gross
vruz: pretty much a guide to what’s next.
45% of Japanese people between 15-24 in the workforce are essentially low paid temps.
“On a broad avenue, hundreds swelled to thousands. Three young men, old school...”
– Egyptians’ Protest in Cairo Focuses on Fight for Bridge - NYTimes.com
“Ibrahim al-Missiri, 36, looked at the crowd, which included two famous actors....”
– Egyptians’ Protest in Cairo Focuses on Fight for Bridge - NYTimes.com
“The protesters came from every social class and included even wealthy Egyptians,...”
– Egyptians’ Protest in Cairo Focuses on Fight for Bridge - NYTimes.com
“And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul,...”
– Sylvia Plath (via misswallflower)
Internet is just being too profound tonight.
suicidewatch:
The Jesus and Mary Chain “New Kind...
“Thousands of Jordanians have taken part in anti-government protests in Amman and...”
– FT.com / Middle East & North Africa - Jordanians march for political reform
Didn’t expect to see this. They haven’t been challenging king Abdullah II, but rather demanding he sack the prime minister and his cabinet
“America doesn’t have friends. America only has interests.”
– Henry Kissinger
Egypt: Mubarak’s Defiance Makes Life Harder for Obama - TIME
(via mikehudack)
My Tumblr (And Other Things Nobody Cares About):... →
spacebaw:
Unconfirmed Al Jazeera reports claim that Egyptian military forces, being welcomed and cheered by protesters, are possibly battling the police (tightly controlled by President Mubarak). Live fire is claimed to be coming from a police station in downtown Cairo, being aimed towards protesters and…