Links for Today Jan 3rd, 2010
In no particular order.
1: Bruce Sterling: State of the World 2010
“Strange and Wonderful predictions of the future (and present) by Bruce Sterling, with input from Jon Lebkowsky and and early prodding by Cory Doctorow”
2: Kenyan witch-hunt targets elders
“The poverty-stricken western district, known as Kenya’s sorcery belt, has seen an increase in mob attacks on individuals and even killings.”
3. French aristocrats break free from sect leader Thierry Tilly
“He is said to have convinced the Védrines family – part of the Protestant nobility of south-west France for 300 years – that they belonged to an ancient order called L’Equilibre du Monde (”the balance of the world”) which has the mission of defending humanity from “supreme evil”. From September 2001, 11 of the Védrines barricaded themselves into the family chateau 100 miles east of Bordeaux, some abandoning successful careers.”
4. Photographs of people across the earth as they welcomed the new year
5. The Greatest Inventions Nikola Tesla Never Created
6. The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time
7. Gordon Brown to launch £100bn wind energy programme
