Behind the Great Firewall of China [Video]

Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao,) a key figure in China’s new journalism, has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet — “All the servers are in Beijing” — he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country’s history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.

[TED]

Slightly Disturbing: I Hate my Boss, I Hate my Coworkers, I Hate my Job [Music Video]

Fortunately for me, I don’t have a boss, no coworkers (But I used to love them when I had them, hi guys!), and I love my job. :)

[Via]



Dragon*Con 2012 Cosplay Pictures: Day 2 [Gallery]

You’ve already seen the pictures from day one (and if you haven’t, they’re here! (Click!)) and thanks to our photographer Bill Watters, we now have another batch of pictures for day two!

Edit: Please note that you can find our pictures from Day 1 right here, Day 3 here, and Day 4 here.