- If you've been following the intersection of tech news & politics over this past week, this how to on encrypting email might be of interest.
- Speaking of that, regardless of whether you see him as hero or villain, it's pretty brave to leak what he did and immediately step out and own up to it. If you want my personal opinion, the government should be accountable to the people and through actions like his, there might be hope that that will be so. Incidentally, this might be one of the only times I agree with Glenn Beck. Some in the government are even wanting to prosecute journalists covering the story. Crazy. Does freedom of press mean anything?
- There is lots of protesting going on in Turkey currently. Here is a decent on the ground explanation as to why. We find this pertinent right now because we are traveling through Istanbul in early July, and then again in early September.
- For the tech inclined, a new simple blogging engine built around markdown called Roon. It could be just what you are looking for. I'm still partial to posthaven Though…
- And now, on the lighter side, a mix up at the SBC convention this past week.