links for 2009-10-18

James Bamford reviews "The Secret Sentry: The Untold History of the National Security Agency" by Matthew M. Aid. The review opens with a description of the data archive facilities ("windowless cybertemples") currently under construction in Utah and Texas.

Shepard Fairey's "long, often proud history of breaking rules" may have led him to believe that it would be no big deal to fib about which photograph he used to create his iconic HOPE poster for the Barack Obama campaign. In the end, he may have been a victim of his own, (and the President's) success.

Four words: King Abdullah Economic City…

Commemorate the great fires of London and Rome in style.

Cyclists need to maintain momentum, and they need to make eye contact with pedestrians and motorists to know when to slow down. On a multi-vehicular roadways, traffic laws are not one-size-fits-all.