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To Kill an Ideology spoiler: If the anarchists’ history is any indication, it is unreasonable to expect jihadism to die out anytime soon. Even if the movement’s most influential leaders are killed, their vision will no doubt live on. Many of the most famous jihadists — bin Laden, Azzam, al-Zarqawi, al-Awlaki and the Blind Sheikh,…
The Graveyard of Empires and Big Data The only tiki bar in eastern Afghanistan had an unusual payment program. A sign inside read simply, “If you supply data, you will get beer.” The idea was that anyone — or any foreigner, because Afghans were not allowed — could upload data on a one-terabyte hard drive…
“The Power of Privacy” (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
It’s time for Japan and Taiwan to deepen security cooperation Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen government made a dramatic gesture toward Japan earlier in 2016 by referring the state’s dispute over Okinotori to the United Nations (UN). Since then, the government has made repeated gestures presenting a new and positive side to Japan-Taiwan relations in an era…
Portland Anarchists Patching Up Potholes “The city of Portland has shown gross negligence in its inadequate preventative care through this winter’s storms, and through its slow repair of potholes as weather has improved,” claims the group’s Facebook page. “Daily, this negligence is an active danger to cyclists and causes damage to people’s automobiles, and an…
The Little Old Man on Lion’s Head Mountain · Andi on Adventure Getting there – Lion’s Head Mountain shuttle buses run from most nearby train stations and the HSR station in Jubei. (Quan Hua Temple bus stop). By scooter or car from Hsinchu/Beipu, take highway 3 then turn east on 41/Shishan Road. At the T…
Analysis | Here’s how a North Korean soldier got inches from Rex Tillerson This picture would have been taken inside the T-2 building at Panmunjom, which is opened alternately on a regular schedule to visitors from the ROK and DPRK sides of the DMZ. This is the building where many of the armistice and subsequent…