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08-16-2013, 04:05 PM
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2013/08/101signals/
101 Signals
These are the best reporters, writers,
and thinkers on the Internet–
the people who understand
what’s happening.
Compiled and annotated
by WIRED staff.
It’s never been easier to stay informed about the world–provided you know which information matters. That’s no easy feat. We’re overwhelmed with content from media amateurs and professionals alike. How to wade through the static and find the info we actually need? Follow the sources with the highest signal-to-noise ratio and ignore the rest. WIRED’s array of blogs, Tumblrs, and Twitter feeds are a great place to start, but let’s say you want more. Fine. The following 101 signals–blogs, feeds, podcasts, and more–provide everything you need to know and nothing you don’t. Packed with information, these sources serve up the core nutrients of your data diet, with no empty calories. We’ve focused on passionate and knowledgeable individuals, not massive media outlets that need to monetize content by the gigabit. These are the best reporters, writers, and thinkers on the Internet–people who understand what’s happening.
Business (http://www.wired.com/business/2013/08/101signals-business/)
These are our favorite sources of news covering the world of business and finance. From macroeconomics to microlending, these folks are all money when it comes to delivering high-value information.
Consumer Tech (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/101signals-consumertech/)
When you want to know whether or not to buy that phone, install that software update, or join yet another social network, these are the feeds you need to follow. From gadgets to the operating systems that power them, these sources will keep you in the know.
Culture (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/08/101signals-culture/)
Culture is in a state of constant flux. And if you don’t know what’s happening today, you’re outside of it. From music to film to comics to games, these are some of our favorite resources for staying au courant.
Design (http://www.wired.com/design/2013/08/101signals-design/)
To paraphrase Steve Jobs, design isn’t just what it looks like. It’s how it works. These sources break down the way design works–what’s coming up, what’s going down, and what you need to pay attention to.
Government & Security (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/101signals-security/)
From domestic political campaigns to military ones in faraway lands to the attacks going on inside your computer right now, these reporters and researchers can be counted on to give you the news that matters about the state of law and security.
Science (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/101signals-science/)
Junk science is everywhere, and today’s research is often discredited tomorrow. This mix of academics, writers, and thinkers will help guide you through the day-to-day discoveries about the world we live in.
In the Government and Security sub category:
Jacob Appelbaum (https://twitter.com/ioerror) Twitter
Data privacy advocate Appelbaum was Julian Assange’s right-hand man and interviewed Edward Snowden. Find out what trouble he’s cooking up next.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on The Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates/) Blog
Coates’ trenchant, heartfelt essays on politics and pop culture offer a perspective found nowhere else and often turn debates on their head.
Cryptome (http://cryptome.org/) Blog
A kind of proto-*WikiLeaks, this radical transparency site has dug up overhead photos of secret NSA facilities and documents from the FBI’s crackdown on Anonymous.
EFF Deeplinks (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks) Blog
Did you know that U.S. Customs agents have kicked around the idea of adding non*lethal weaponry to their domestic Predator drones? You would if you read this group blog from the freedom fighters at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
IP Watch (http://www.ip-watch.org/) Blog
IP Watch enlivens intellectual-property policy with energetic takes on such seemingly dry topics as the annual meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council.
Ezra Klein on Wonkblog,
The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/2011/02/24/ABifXwI_page.html) Blog
Klein was the must-read blogger on Obama*care before its passage. His posts cover policy issues with a leftward lean but a refreshingly data-driven approach.
Left, Right, & Center (http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr) Podcast
KCRW’s politics podcast is a pleasantly cantankerous way to approach the week’s top stories from every perspective. Think witty debate, not cable-clown brawls.
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2013/08/ff_gov_pie_f.png
Julian Sanchez (http://www.juliansanchez.com/) Blog
A research fellow at the Cato Institute, Julian Sanchez delivers timely yet profoundly moral commentary on privacy and surveillance issues.
Schneier on Security (http://www.schneier.com/) Blog
Why are you allowed to bring 3 ounces of shampoo through airport security but not 4? Bruce Schneier has a knack for explaining the latest developments in security, online and off.
SCOTUSblog (http://www.scotusblog.com/) Blog
When the Supreme Court hands down decisions, no one cuts through the confusion more deftly and accurately than the legal commentators at SCOTUS*blog.
Noah Shachtman (https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman) Twitter
This Foreign Policy editor and WIRED alum serves up all the most WTF military and intelligence news—from secret bases to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s blueprint for a better vacuum cleaner.
Slight Paranoia (http://paranoia.dubfire.net/) Blog
Christopher Soghoian is widely hated by technology companies who play loose with customer privacy. Which is why you’re going to love his blog.
The Volokh Conspiracy (http://www.volokh.com/) Blog
What’s next for gay marriage rights after Hollingsworth v. Perry? Here’s the best place to find law professors geeking out on the latest courtroom dramas.
Liberationtech (https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech) Email
When the Internet goes down in Syria or a new censorware app goes up in Bahrain, you’ll hear about it first on Liberationtech, the mailing list run by Stanford’s Program on Liberation Technology. Here’s where the world’s top hackers work out ways to circumvent government censorship and surveillance, wherever it’s found. Their tools are cryptography and code, and their opponents are everyone from China’s net police to the NSA. One recent thread explored techniques to disable your cell phone mic between calls, so it can’t be used as a bug. It might sound like tinfoil-hat stuff, but some people really are being watched by the powers that be.
Memeorandum (http://www.memeorandum.com/) Aggregator
Following the twists and turns of U.S. politics can consume your entire day, as ideologues on both sides try to get you furious about some new gaffe or outrage. If you want to stay informed while limiting your exposure, a good place to start is Memeorandum, the nonpartisan politics aggregator run by Techmeme (makers of the tech-news aggregator of the same name). Using a combination of editorial judgment and data analysis, Memeorandum culls and categorizes the day’s political stories so you don’t waste time reading duplicate stories—or waste hours in rabbit holes of partisan outrage.
101 Signals
These are the best reporters, writers,
and thinkers on the Internet–
the people who understand
what’s happening.
Compiled and annotated
by WIRED staff.
It’s never been easier to stay informed about the world–provided you know which information matters. That’s no easy feat. We’re overwhelmed with content from media amateurs and professionals alike. How to wade through the static and find the info we actually need? Follow the sources with the highest signal-to-noise ratio and ignore the rest. WIRED’s array of blogs, Tumblrs, and Twitter feeds are a great place to start, but let’s say you want more. Fine. The following 101 signals–blogs, feeds, podcasts, and more–provide everything you need to know and nothing you don’t. Packed with information, these sources serve up the core nutrients of your data diet, with no empty calories. We’ve focused on passionate and knowledgeable individuals, not massive media outlets that need to monetize content by the gigabit. These are the best reporters, writers, and thinkers on the Internet–people who understand what’s happening.
Business (http://www.wired.com/business/2013/08/101signals-business/)
These are our favorite sources of news covering the world of business and finance. From macroeconomics to microlending, these folks are all money when it comes to delivering high-value information.
Consumer Tech (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/101signals-consumertech/)
When you want to know whether or not to buy that phone, install that software update, or join yet another social network, these are the feeds you need to follow. From gadgets to the operating systems that power them, these sources will keep you in the know.
Culture (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/08/101signals-culture/)
Culture is in a state of constant flux. And if you don’t know what’s happening today, you’re outside of it. From music to film to comics to games, these are some of our favorite resources for staying au courant.
Design (http://www.wired.com/design/2013/08/101signals-design/)
To paraphrase Steve Jobs, design isn’t just what it looks like. It’s how it works. These sources break down the way design works–what’s coming up, what’s going down, and what you need to pay attention to.
Government & Security (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/101signals-security/)
From domestic political campaigns to military ones in faraway lands to the attacks going on inside your computer right now, these reporters and researchers can be counted on to give you the news that matters about the state of law and security.
Science (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/08/101signals-science/)
Junk science is everywhere, and today’s research is often discredited tomorrow. This mix of academics, writers, and thinkers will help guide you through the day-to-day discoveries about the world we live in.
In the Government and Security sub category:
Jacob Appelbaum (https://twitter.com/ioerror) Twitter
Data privacy advocate Appelbaum was Julian Assange’s right-hand man and interviewed Edward Snowden. Find out what trouble he’s cooking up next.
Ta-Nehisi Coates on The Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates/) Blog
Coates’ trenchant, heartfelt essays on politics and pop culture offer a perspective found nowhere else and often turn debates on their head.
Cryptome (http://cryptome.org/) Blog
A kind of proto-*WikiLeaks, this radical transparency site has dug up overhead photos of secret NSA facilities and documents from the FBI’s crackdown on Anonymous.
EFF Deeplinks (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks) Blog
Did you know that U.S. Customs agents have kicked around the idea of adding non*lethal weaponry to their domestic Predator drones? You would if you read this group blog from the freedom fighters at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
IP Watch (http://www.ip-watch.org/) Blog
IP Watch enlivens intellectual-property policy with energetic takes on such seemingly dry topics as the annual meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council.
Ezra Klein on Wonkblog,
The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/2011/02/24/ABifXwI_page.html) Blog
Klein was the must-read blogger on Obama*care before its passage. His posts cover policy issues with a leftward lean but a refreshingly data-driven approach.
Left, Right, & Center (http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr) Podcast
KCRW’s politics podcast is a pleasantly cantankerous way to approach the week’s top stories from every perspective. Think witty debate, not cable-clown brawls.
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2013/08/ff_gov_pie_f.png
Julian Sanchez (http://www.juliansanchez.com/) Blog
A research fellow at the Cato Institute, Julian Sanchez delivers timely yet profoundly moral commentary on privacy and surveillance issues.
Schneier on Security (http://www.schneier.com/) Blog
Why are you allowed to bring 3 ounces of shampoo through airport security but not 4? Bruce Schneier has a knack for explaining the latest developments in security, online and off.
SCOTUSblog (http://www.scotusblog.com/) Blog
When the Supreme Court hands down decisions, no one cuts through the confusion more deftly and accurately than the legal commentators at SCOTUS*blog.
Noah Shachtman (https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman) Twitter
This Foreign Policy editor and WIRED alum serves up all the most WTF military and intelligence news—from secret bases to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s blueprint for a better vacuum cleaner.
Slight Paranoia (http://paranoia.dubfire.net/) Blog
Christopher Soghoian is widely hated by technology companies who play loose with customer privacy. Which is why you’re going to love his blog.
The Volokh Conspiracy (http://www.volokh.com/) Blog
What’s next for gay marriage rights after Hollingsworth v. Perry? Here’s the best place to find law professors geeking out on the latest courtroom dramas.
Liberationtech (https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech) Email
When the Internet goes down in Syria or a new censorware app goes up in Bahrain, you’ll hear about it first on Liberationtech, the mailing list run by Stanford’s Program on Liberation Technology. Here’s where the world’s top hackers work out ways to circumvent government censorship and surveillance, wherever it’s found. Their tools are cryptography and code, and their opponents are everyone from China’s net police to the NSA. One recent thread explored techniques to disable your cell phone mic between calls, so it can’t be used as a bug. It might sound like tinfoil-hat stuff, but some people really are being watched by the powers that be.
Memeorandum (http://www.memeorandum.com/) Aggregator
Following the twists and turns of U.S. politics can consume your entire day, as ideologues on both sides try to get you furious about some new gaffe or outrage. If you want to stay informed while limiting your exposure, a good place to start is Memeorandum, the nonpartisan politics aggregator run by Techmeme (makers of the tech-news aggregator of the same name). Using a combination of editorial judgment and data analysis, Memeorandum culls and categorizes the day’s political stories so you don’t waste time reading duplicate stories—or waste hours in rabbit holes of partisan outrage.