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[Germany to roll out ID cards with embedded RFID – International Business Times](http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/44536/20100821/identity-cards-with-rfid-chip-on-track-in-germany.htm)
Germany's ID cards will have mandatory RFID chips beginning November 1. This is a bad idea.
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[The Imbroglio Over the Ground-Zero Mosque — New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/news/features/67635/)
A really thoughtful article addressing the proposed Muslim community center two and a half blocks from Ground Zero. There has been a lot of ink spilled about it, but this article is really good.
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[The 72-Hour Expert](http://weeklystandard.com/articles/72-hour-expert)
A really funny and insightful article from P.J. O'Rourke about spending a few days in Afghanistan. Obviously I don't agree with Mr. O'Rourke on everything, but his descriptions and interviews seem to be on point.
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[YouTube – RSA Animate – 21st century enlightenment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC7ANGMy0yo&feature=player_embedded#!)
A really interesting presentation, in that animation style I love, about what enlightenment might mean in the 21st century.
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[The Volokh Conspiracy » The High Cost of Copyright:](http://volokh.com/2010/08/18/the-high-cost-of-copyright/)
An explanation of the real costs of copyright, by way of a recent example. A treasure trove of amazing original jazz recordings has surfaced, but will likely never be released for copyright reasons.
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[The most isolated man on the planet. – By Monte Reel – Slate Magazine](http://www.slate.com/id/2264478/pagenum/all/)
An incredibly interesting story of the last member of an uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. He's been given 31 square miles to live in, but shot the last person who attempted contact in the chest with an arrow.
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