Links on 7/30/2013

Why NSA Surveillance Will Be More Damaging Than You Think – James Fallows – The Atlantic.

Lessig Blog, v2.

….For example, this context: The point the report makes in criticizing the prosecutors is that they were at a minimum negligent in not recognizing that under MIT’s open access policies, Aaron’s access was likely not “unauthorized.” …

The Stacks Project gets ever awesomer with new viz | mathbabe.

The Unglamorous Truth About Ending Poverty: A Response to Peter Buffett | Zack Exley.

Misogyny Trips Twitter; Will It Reverse Silicon Valley Sexism? | Kathy Gill.

Report to the President – report-to-the-president.pdf.

Feds Say It's Classified Info To Say Who We're At War With | Techdirt.

My Life in Circles: Why Metadata is Incredibly Intimate | American Civil Liberties Union.

Federal Reserve Policy Mainly Benefits Big Foreign Banks | The Big Picture.

Report-Wanted-Accurate-FBI-Background-Checks-Employment.pdf.

Faulty FBI Databases Could Keep You From Getting a Job.

Masculinity Crisis: The End of Male – Science & Technology – Utne Reader.

Bank Robs House By Mistake, Refuses To Pay Up | Techdirt.

Teach a Kid Functional Programming and You Feed Her for a Lifetime | John Pavley.

The six most disturbing fat-shaming cases in recent memory – Salon.com.

Surveillance Video Catches Police Informant Planting Crack On Business Owner | Alternet.

Woman Fired After Providing Document That Freed Innocent Man Jailed for Decades | Alternet.