Links on 7/29/2013

think i wanna tell the world – Won't Get Fooled Again.

Faith and Works at Apple by Edward Mendelson | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books.

Snapchat Tested on Homeless People: Silicon Valley's Insensitivity | New Republic.

….There’s something queasy-making about the idea that homeless people are being used, essentially, like lab rats, exploited for their very out-of-stepness with society. It’s not the first time the tech world has shown a tendency to view the homeless as more tools than people….

With NSA revelations, Sen. Ron Wyden’s vague privacy warnings finally become clear – The Washington Post.

Woman awarded over $18million in dispute over credit report errors with Equifax | Mail Online.

Carter Roberts of WWF on how to use drones and other tech to save wildlife..

80 Percent Of U.S. Adults Face Near-Poverty, Unemployment: Survey.

“Ants from hell” are devouring America – Salon.com.

Technopessimism Is Bunk | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS.

BBC News – Virtual valets, or how to look good online.

BBC News – Webscape: Free undergraduate textbooks.

Fighting Back Against Wretched Wages – NYTimes.com.

Unemployed and Older, and Facing a Jobless Future – NYTimes.com.

Trash talk and the real dirt on a 'toxic tour' of Los Angeles – latimes.com.

Is it Legal Malpractice to Fail to Get Holder to Promise not to Torture your Client? | New Economic Perspectives.

The Hardware Revolution is Upon Us and Why it Matters | True Ventures.

How America's Top Tech Companies Created the Surveillance State – NationalJournal.com.

They’ve been helping the government spy on people for a very long time. The cozy relationships go back decades….

What to do with the Redundant Churches After the Demise of Religion? | Practical Ethics.

Tsunami of Public Outrage Builds in Colorado as Fracking Invades Cities | Alternet.

The Exquisite Art Of Marketing To Pauperized Consumers (By Hiding Inflation) | Zero Hedge.

Delta Passenger Baraka Kanaan Forced To Crawl Down Aisle, Across Tarmac To Wheelchair: Complaint.

North Pole Melting Leaves Small Lake At The Top Of The World (VIDEO).

Borgata Babes Lose Lawsuit: Waitresses Can Be Fired For Gaining Weight, Judge Rules.

Three Things I Think I Think :: PRAGMATIC CAPITALISM.

BBC News – India: Army 'mistook planets for spy drones'.

The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network.

Driver Charged with Manslaughter After Women Died Trying to Help Him.

Pepper-Spraying Cop Seeks Worker's Comp for ‘Psychiatric Injury’.

Texas Cops Go To Wrong House, Kill Elderly Man, Blame Bad Lighting.

NSA: THE DECISION PROBLEM | Edge.org.

The Cheat Code to Life | Underwire | Wired.com.