Smithsonian Magazine has a great article on Richard Clarke, the former counterterrorism czar, discussing Who Was Behind the Stuxnet Attack.

Nature Editorial: If you want reproducible science, the software needs to be open source. Amen.

Paul Ford on Facebook and Instagram, hilarious and insightful.

The Olive Garden restaurant making the rounds a few days ago was actually from the mother of a WSJ writer, here’s his take: When Mom Goes Viral: Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media.

The problem with investing based on pattern recognition by Chris Dixon, +1.

Women 2.0: Stop Sabotaging Your Own Success: A Manifesto, by Automattic’s own Sara Rosso.

“Unlimited data is dead, so let’s fight a smarter fight” on The Verge.

Yesterday WordPress.com for Windows 8 was shown for the first time on stage at the Mobile World Congress.

Nathan Myhrvold, who pops up on this blog frequently, finds we need clean energy yesterday (and no natural gas) to avoid being cooked.

MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Arent Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought on Techdirt.

A surprisingly candid and funny report from CES, Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter.

WordPress (and Tumblr) got a name check by Jon Stewart on the Daily Show the other night. 🙂

Check out the new WordPress for Android 2.0, it’s a bottom-up redesign of how our mobile apps can work.

Where are they now? The Vancouver riot Kissing Couple. Crazy story, and apparently not a hoax like I had heard before.

Dave Kashen on building a values-driven startup on GigaOM.

Hunter Walk curates “What notable journalists are thinking about their craft”.

“But with the Zuccotti Park encampment removed, and the opera closing on Dec. 1, is that it for Gandhi in New York? Or is it worth asking, what would Gandhi do in the world today?” What Would Gandhi Do? in the New York Times.

The three biggest myths about women in technology, by Allison Scott and Freada Kapor Klein. Hat tip: Mitch Kapor.

The Art of Right Now by Hiten Shah.