Interesting links (weekly)

• A Christmas Message From America’s Rich | | Rolling Stone

  Makes for very sad reading. The more things change, the more they remain the same. Human nature hasn’t really changed a bit – just look at the way civilizations & societies evolved, and you’ll see the same story being repeated everywhere & every time. And best of all, it’s all happening in the land of liberty & capitalism.

  tags: economy Business rich usa

• Zittrain in Technology Review: The personal computer is dead

  Now you know why they’re calling it the “post-pc” era. It’s the “personal” bit that’s history.

  tags: technology computer mobile apps pc

• Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer? | Culture | Vanity Fair

  Follow up to the “Security Theater” post. Pretty much highlights how nicely the governments and security agencies have actually helped in spreading the “terror”.

  tags: security airport defense

• ifakesiri.com | Generate your own Siri conversations

  I now wonder whether all those Siri screenshots that showed up were genuine or not

  tags: iphone siri tools generator

• Daring Fireball: BlackBerry vs. iPhone

  All points pretty valid even today, and RIM has pretty much sealed its fate.

  tags: blackberry iphone apple technology smartphones

• The Art of Borrowing | OPEN Magazine

  A classic piece on how to borrow & get rich in a kinda sorta questionable way. In all likelihood, we have dozens of examples of such elite in India.

  tags: finance Business borrowing

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.