China, democracy, privacy, neutrinos, comic women, cities

[mindstalk]

China, wealth, and democracy
http://rfmcdpei.livejournal.com/3009308.html
China in Venezuela: clashing authoritarian corruption
http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/03/15/the_trouble_with_authoritarian_joint_energy_ventures

US job seekers being asked for Facebook passwords http://finance.yahoo.com/news/job-seekers-getting-asked-facebook-080920368.html

neutrino communication
http://rfmcdpei.livejournal.com/3009619.html

possible full theft of the last Canadian election, making a minority a majority through voter manipulation http://rfmcdpei.livejournal.com/3008313.html

Escher Girls blog on poorly drawn women in comics http://eschergirls.tumblr.com/

Drug culture using Tide detergent as money http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/thieves-rolling-tide-detergent-stores-15922603#.T2ofKsXpFtl

fighting sexism via an IRC counter-bot http://geekfeminism.org/2012/03/19/what-she-really-said-fighting-sexist-jokes-the-geeky-way/
"kwibbian kwibbian kel"

more evidence for Keynesianism http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/fiscal-policy-and-growth-in-europe/

never mind being pro-city, US needs to do away with anti-density policies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-growth-lesson-america-could-take-from-china/2011/08/25/gIQAxRiU9R_blog.html