Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- mental_floss Blog » A $100,000 Bill? The Story Behind Large-Denomination Currency – Money can be fun! (I also remember being introduced to Salmon P Chase on money in old “Game of Life” gamesets.)
- In Kern’s Oklahoma, You Can Get Divorced for Impotency, But Not Incompatibility: Kyle
- ERLC Files Bible-Heavy Prop. 8 Brief – Are you reeeeealllly sure you want to have a court ruling based on Scriptural citations? Really?
- Casey Luskin embarrasses himself again – Before people try to draw grand scientific conclusions from scientific discoveries, it would be helpful if the actually understood a bit about science.
- Exercise associated with preventing, improving mild cognitive impairment
- “Anonymous” Facebook Employee Interview: Fact vs Fiction: Nick O’Neill
- Respect Your Fingers And Thumbs: Doublebanker
- Even Amazon can’t keep its EULA story straight – Practical issues of books vs ebooks aside, the DRM and licensing issues surrounding ebooks make the Kindle a non-starter for me.
- Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell to Make Us Miserable – Printers – Gizmodo – insightful
- Google learning that users want real support for Nexus One – Google has always been a bit laid-back on the support side. For most of their online apps, that’s been okay (if occasionally frustrating), but I can see it a serious problem for something critical like a phone.
- Cost-benefit analysis: net neutrality makes economic sense – It’s the power of the marketplace — a less restrictive market where everyone works with the same opportunities is going to be more robust and successful than one riddled with governmental or private regulation.
- Why You Shouldn’t Trust Facebook with Your Data: An Employee’s Revelations – Facebook – Gawker – No great surprises here — admins and DBAs have access to stuff and, if they are so inclined, can abuse that access. Caveat poster.
- Why the blame game shouldn’t be played in public – life – 12 January 2010 – New Scientist – Interesting. Blame begets blame. Not too surprising.
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