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math Jaques Tits, the mathematician behind Tits buildings, the Tits alternative, the Tits group, and the Tits metric, has died at 91 Annie Rauwerda
Business Lyft said their names are offensive. Candice Poon, Cara Dick, and Mike Finger disagree. Xeni Jardin
anonymity Using real names online doesn't improve behavior Andrea James
Business Ten principles for user-protection in hostile states Cory Doctorow
security Names that break databases Cory Doctorow
Business Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy Cory Doctorow
web theory Facebook tells Native Americans that their names aren't "real" Cory Doctorow
china G+'s Real Names policy has moved to China Cory Doctorow
web theory The apology letter Google SHOULD have used to announce the end of G+ "Real Names" Cory Doctorow
web theory Google Plus drops "Real Names" policy Cory Doctorow
youtube Google admits that Youtube/Google Plus integration increased ASCII porn, spam and trolling – UPDATED Cory Doctorow
youtube Vi Hart: cramming G+ into YouTube has made comments even worse, I'm leaving Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Teaching computers teaches us how little we understand about ourselves Cory Doctorow
president Cornel West is running for President Jennifer Sandlin
music Boring office workers perform epic orchestral tune on typewriters Thom Dunn
television Trailer for "I'm a Virgo," new show starring Boots Riley as a 13-ft tall teen Elías Villoro
security Watch brute force hacking attempts fail in realtime Rob Beschizza
star wars Mark Hamill talks about being an 'elderly recluse,' playing Luke Skywalker, and his new father-son film, 'The Machine' Rusty Blazenhoff
Nature Hermit crab turns a dolls head into a walking nightmare Popkin
gadgets The Analog Thing: an open-source, cutting-edge analog computer Rob Beschizza