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Interesting Links 2012-12-01

Why email is and must remain private
The expectation that private communication will be monitored will damage trust between individuals, making it harder to form relationships and exchange ideas. Email, the most intimate form of online communication, should be considered private by default and legal rights to privacy must be strengthened. The self-censored life is not worth living.
6 Ideas Every City Should Steal From Barcelona
Spain may be facing significant economic and political challenges these days, but Barcelona’s city-building remains one of the best models in the world.
The Bookstore Strikes Back
Changing the course of the corporate world is possible. Amazon doesn’t get to make all the decisions; the people can make them, by choosing how and where they spend their money. If what a bookstore offers matters to you, then shop at a bookstore. If you feel that the experience of reading a book is valuable, then read a book. This is how we change the world: We grab hold of it. We change ourselves.
To eat or be eaten?
When I look at the software world, I get bored fairly quickly.In the past 20 years, haven’t we gained more than the ability to use sophisticated JavaScript to display ads based on a real-time prediction of the user’s next purchase? When I look at what excites me, I see a much bigger world than just software.

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