http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/edward-snowden-interview-nsa-hacking-operations-92658.html Perhaps we are getting to the real juicy bit of Edward Snowden's knowledge, perhaps he's dangling some bait and posturing, but he has given new details about something that many already suspected is true: US conducts massive amounts of cyber-espionage in the world. NSA alone, … [Read more...] about US Spy Agencies Hacking Networks Globally, 61,000 Operations! (Snowden Dishes More Dirt)
The Psychology Of “Something Completely Different”
"And now for something completely different...." So started many of Flying Circus' funniest moments. In a way, that was the simple slogan of yearning in all of us for "something completely different" in the world we live in. Something we could see, experience, or do. I thought of that phrase recently, when I read about Edward Snowden, the NSA surveillance program … [Read more...] about The Psychology Of “Something Completely Different”
Inevitable: US Spy Program Leaker Escapes to Hong Kong, Other Aftermath, How It Might Play Out
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-nsa-prism-scandal-20130609,0,934854,full.story In routine criminal cases, unlike this one, Hong Kong had shown a willingness in recent years to extradite people to face charges in the United States, he said. In the video, Snowden said that "Hong Kong has a strong tradition of free speech." Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese … [Read more...] about Inevitable: US Spy Program Leaker Escapes to Hong Kong, Other Aftermath, How It Might Play Out
The Fallacy of the Modern “Culturists” Concept
Cul´tur`ist n. 1. A cultivator. 2. One who is an advocate of culture. The culturists, by which term I mean not those who esteem culture (as what intelligent man does not ) but those its exclusive advocates who recommend it as the panacea for all the ills of humanity, for its effects in cultivating the whole man. - J. C. Shairp What Shairp eluded to … [Read more...] about The Fallacy of the Modern “Culturists” Concept
Rediscovering Chinese “Rote Memorization”
It turns out, Western critics of Chinese "Rote Memorization" methods may have been proven wrong by Western educators. Not surprising, critics were far too quick to jump to conclusions of what's bad in education, while without really understanding the education process in depth. Many recent year researches from educators have shown that "repeated reading" of learning … [Read more...] about Rediscovering Chinese “Rote Memorization”