links for 2009-03-28

Want to make Drupal better, go and help out.

Java on AppEngine would be pretty cool, though if they ever get PHP running, them I'm in business.

This doesn't just look funny, it looks drop dead hilarious.

I know, I know, I'm behind on posting this, but hey busy week.

"Summary: Fox & Friends hosts featured a segment in which they asked a former member of the Colombo crime family to compare Tim Geithner, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and George Soros to members of the mob." Stay classy Fox & Friends.

"The search engine company Google is planning to cut nearly 200 marketing and sales jobs in its second set of lay-offs this year." Oh Google.

"Federal officials are asking people to stay out of caves in states from West Virginia to New England, where as many as 500,000 bats have died from a disease called white-nose syndrome." FYI.

Once again relevant highly contextual advertising wins.

"The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed the need for unity among world leaders at the G20 meeting in London next week. Mr Strauss-Kahn also said that other central banks might follow the lead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England in pumping money directly into the economy." Sounds like the IMF supports Obama as well.

"The raising of the school leaving age to 15 over 50 years ago could go some way to reducing dementia rates in the elderly, a study has suggested." That makes sense, more education typically leads to people who maintain a more active mind through out their lifetime.

"Why did he decide to have children in the first place? They're no longer an economic asset, after all. So is human reproduction nowadays irrational?" This is a cool read.

"The US military says it has evidence elements within Pakistan's military intelligence, the ISI, continue to provide support for the Taleban." Anybody surprised?

This is a very sweet looking car.

"Japan says it is deploying missile interceptors to destroy any parts of a North Korean rocket that might fall on its territory." You know those parts are surely dangerous and we wouldn't want to study them to see what the North Koreans are able to make would we?

"Minimize the number of "clicks" it takes the bots to get to your content, and the more likely it is to get indexed." And your users will be happier.

I'm sure the man who gave us torture on tv will do a great job of rendering Kennedy.

"International torch relays ahead of the Olympics have been scrapped by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)." That's interesting.

"The standard would require compacts, sedans and other passenger cars to average 30.2 miles per gallon, up from the 27.5 m.p.g. standard that was established in the late 1970s." What progress we have made 2.7 miles in 3 decades.

Saw this in my local AT&T store today.

"The Obama administration will probably extend more short-term aid to General Motors and Chrysler on Monday, but will impose a strict deadline for bondholders and union workers to make concessions that would help the ailing automakers become viable businesses and avert bankruptcy." Oh boy.

Don't try setting fees on the internet, it's stupid.

I'm thinking whatever I tweet.

Eddie Izzard on Darth Vader and the Death Star, so funny.

You're annoying, bedtime.

Why is being an asshole such a problem?

140 Characters really can be a lot.

Your last uncomfortable truth?

Not the dotcom era.

"The Chinese government has lifted its block of YouTube"

The logic of why it was setup this way makes sense, but I think it may not be taxed by the IRS.

Techcrunch's review of Hunch, still jealous.

Get your designs done for projects without hiring a designer.

Cost of living can make a huge difference in your financial situation and Austin is pretty cheap.

Looks like this ad model might work for media sites.

What new service is launching that is supposed to make hunches based on questions you answer. This looks very cool.

"Traceability can be good for more than just soothing the culinary consciences of foodies. Congress is also studying the possibility of some kind of traceability measure as a way to minimize the impact of food scares like the recent peanut salmonella crisis. The theory: if food producers know they’re being watched, they’ll be more careful." Another company that went online and did things different.