Monthly Archives: November 2013

American Nakba (Manhattan)

Posted on November 4, 2013 by zjb

In Inwood, not far from Inwood Hill Park, a preserved urban forest, overlooking the Hudson River and New Jersey. Legend has it that this is where Manhattan was bought from the indigenous people for trinkets.

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Big Information Big Surveillance Sex with Robots

Posted on November 4, 2013 by zjb

I follow with lots of unease ongoing discussions about the state surveillance system at the NSA. The revelations combine the very big with the very small, huge systems that sweep up the most insignificant human data. I don’t really know … Continue reading →

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Legend Upper Westside Chinese

Posted on November 3, 2013 by zjb

Love Legend Upper Westside Chinese. On W. 109 St. between Broadway and Amsterdam, it’s probably the best Chinese joint on the Upper Westside. I know that that may not be saying much, but, boy, New York food critics can be … Continue reading →

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Invisible (Dark Matter) (Non-Empirical Science)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by zjb

I think this article is charming. It’s about the failure of a big-science apparatus to detect invisible dark matter. It’s called the Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/science/space/dark-matter-experiment-has-found-nothing-scientists-say-proudly.html?hpw Dark matter, the object which the machine failed to capture, may not … Continue reading →

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Right(s) of Return

Posted on November 1, 2013 by zjb

The Right of Return is often regarded as a chimera. The idea is more likely encountered online at sites like Electronic Intifadah or occasionally at Open Zion, and in activist circles like BDS, and academic organizations like MESA. While deeply … Continue reading →

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