television Olympics 2012 opening ceremony honors Tim Berners-Lee, but NBC anchors don't know who he is Xeni Jardin
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Business It's official: the Olympics result in the worst budget overruns of any megaproject Cory Doctorow
corruption The Olympics are profitable for every host city (that lies about the numbers) Cory Doctorow
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timemachine Blogging History: Banks stole $trillions worth of houses; MPAA wants your house kicked offline; Olympic brand-whoring low Cory Doctorow
corruption G4S rips off UK government for £24M, wants to continue receiving government contracts Cory Doctorow
corruption G4S forged documents used to return asylum seeker who claims he was tortured after UK deportation Cory Doctorow
human rights Wife of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker to deliver birthday cards to China Consulate in SF, Wed., Oct. 9, 2013 Xeni Jardin
timemachine This Day in Blogging History: Princess Vader in Disneyland; Olympics trademark Canadian national anthem; Downhill Battle launched Cory Doctorow
politics Stephen Fry to David Cameron and IOC: a Russian 2014 Olympics would be a repeat of the 1936 Berlin games Cory Doctorow
timemachine This Day in Blogging History: NBC's never heard of TBL; Rubik's Cube lubricant; Mythtv for the rest of us Cory Doctorow
