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on the second anniversary of Obama's pledge to end torture... vikki, Gangsters in Blue (2011-01-24). Friday, Jan 21, 2011 Friends, Tomorrow is the 2nd anniversary of President Obama’s pledge to end torture. Given the conditions of prolonged solitary confinement and acute isolation many people face in the federal system along with at the US prisons at Guantanamo, Bagram, and elsewhere, we are a far cry… (Linked Monday 2011-01-24.)

Decentralization of the Police Accountability Report. Nick Saorsa, Cop Block (2011-01-20). Keeping with Cop Block's decentralized theme, we have decided to open up the Police Accountability Report (PAR) to you, the listeners.  If you are aware of a local high profile incident of police brutality, unaccountable official(s), or an interesting activist program, you can now submit an audio clip to be… (Linked Monday 2011-01-24.)

Written Communication Can Be Good Communication. DarianW, DarianWorden.com (2011-01-20). It has been said that the internet, or any text format, is not a good medium for discussion. But writing can be as good or better than verbal communication, particularly verbal communication where the other person is not seen (such as phone or radio). Of course, the internet also allows… (Linked Monday 2011-01-24.)

How the iPhone Mail App Decides When to Show You New Mail Messages. John Gruber, Daring Fireball (2011-01-24). Details matter.  â˜…  (Linked Tuesday 2011-01-25.)

November 8th, 2010. The Monkeys You Ordered (2010-12-24). A unicorn is here to see you. (Linked Tuesday 2011-01-25.)

Literal Caption Contest: Winner! The Monkeys You Ordered (2011-01-25). Intellectual Monopoly Vs. Creativity and Humor (Cont’d.) (Linked Tuesday 2011-01-25.)

OAuth Will Murder Your Children. Zach Holman (2011-01-25). Say there's a hot new startup that just launched today that you've just gotta sign up for and use immediately. It's that hot. I bet they even have a whiz-bang HTML5 website. Paul Graham is rumored to be in talks about funding it. John Gruber has already made a snide-but-poignant… (Linked Tuesday 2011-01-25.)