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Haystack and the Myth of the Boy Wizard

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 16, 2010 @05:02AM from the something-to-think-about dept.

Jamie sent in an interesting writeup about The Myth of the Boy Wizard. No, it's not about Hogwarts, but rather about Haystack and its creator, Austin Heap. Last summer the media covered the programmer, the software, and its supposed effect on Iranian censorship. But as is often the case, truth is less interesting than reality. What happened is that the story managed to press some magic buttons, and the media ran with it. This one is worth a read.

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hypocrites by Mike+Kristopeit · 2010-09-16 05:10 · Score: 3, Funny

This one is worth a read.

But as is often the case, truth is less interesting than reality.
Re:Not surprising by D+Ninja · 2010-09-16 05:40 · Score: 3, Funny

The masses have a really, really short memory.
No we don't. It's really a product of the media capitalizing on... ...wait...
What were we talking about again?