Archive for July, 2011

You wouldn’t Download a Car!

I would if I could. But not a Renault.

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The shot that nearly killed me

Attacked by a Haitian mob, kidnapped by Gaddafi’s troops, shot in Afghanistan… Who’d be a war photographer? Read more…

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Police brutality at Toronto’s gay pride parade

“I need backup! They’re thowing glitter now!” “Oh God no! Johnson has some in his eye. Officer down, officer down!” Via

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How Easy Is It to Falsify Memory?

New research at the Weizmann Institute shows that a bit of social pressure may be all that is needed. The study, which appears in the journal Science, reveals a unique pattern of brain activity when false memories are formed — [...]

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Americanization Training At An Indian Call Center

I am waiting for a company cab, now an hour and a half late, to drive me across town to a call center, where an Indian “culture trainer” will teach me how to act Australian. For three weeks, a culture [...]

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Mr. Potter…

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