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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
youtube Trapping a scammer in an endless maze of torment Grant St. Clair
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Entertainment Enter Rachel Lichtman's groovy, shag-carpeted world of Golden Sands Ruben Bolling
trailers Honest Trailers gets lost in the beige hell of Backrooms Jason Weisberger
This Oklahoma boy is truly a "bird caller extraordinaire" Jennifer Sandlin
Games Explore a snapshot of a massive million-by-million block Minecraft server Rob Beschizza
serious business Anti-Forbes list ranks wealthy by the wealth their companies generated for others Rob Beschizza