Month: August 2009

  • links for 2009-08-31

    Earth911.com – Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle Find a recycling center near you. (tags: recycling environment usa electronics pollution) Job Search Tips: How to Find Out if Hiring Managers Are Checking You Out "This is no secret to Henry Hirschel, an IT director on the hunt for a new job, who has […]

  • links for 2009-08-30

    Coupons You Don’t Clip, Sent to Your Cellphone – NYTimes.com "Snipping out coupons from the weekend paper is still the most common way households in the United States get their coupons, but the popularity of coupons delivered via e-mail and text messages is growing. In the first half of 2009, nearly 10 million digital coupons […]

  • links for 2009-08-29

    Penny Arcade! – The Circle of Life The circle of life in video games. (tags: humor videogames webcomics)

  • links for 2009-08-28

    BBC NEWS | Africa | War in Sudan's Darfur 'is over' "The six-year war between forces loyal to Sudan's government and rebels in Darfur has effectively ended, the UN's military commander in the region says. General Martin Agwai, who is leaving his post this week, said the vicious fighting of earlier years had subsided as […]

  • links for 2009-08-27

    Wolfram|Alpha Blog : What We’ve Been Doing This Summer "At a first glance, the website looks pretty much as it did when it first launched—with the straightforward input field. But inside that simple exterior an incredible amount has happened. Our development organization has been buzzing with activity all summer. In fact, it’s clear from the […]

  • links for 2009-08-26

    xkcd – A Webcomic – Haiku Proof Proofs in haiku. (tags: haiku humor xkcd geek mathematics) More on density and rail – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com "So I went to Census data, county level. It turns out that about a quarter of the population lives in counties that are as dense or denser than […]

  • links for 2009-08-25

    Innocent Until Proven Guilty "Having said that, I have only one major complaint with the App Store, and I can state it quite simply: the review process needs to be eliminated completely. " Why aren't apps innocent until proven guilty. (tags: appstore apple iphone technology security programming) Jury Orders Philip Morris to Pay $13.8 Million […]

  • links for 2009-08-24

    xkcd – A Webcomic – Tech Support Cheat Sheet This is how you fix a computer. (tags: techsupport technology humor xkcd flowchart) Lexington: Still crazy after all these years | The Economist "One should not exaggerate such threats. The Secret Service does not let gun-wielding protesters too near the president. And the vast majority of […]

  • links for 2009-08-23

    New Logitech mice operate wherever – News – PC Authority "Logitech has launched a new range of laser mice that can work on glass or shiny surfaces. The new mice use two lasers rather than one to work on a variety of previously unusable surfaces." Awesome. (tags: logitech mouse hardware) BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | […]

  • links for 2009-08-22

    BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran 'minister' on Interpol list "Iran's defence minister-designate is on an Interpol "wanted" list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina, the agency has confirmed." Well that's fun. (tags: iran argentina interpol legal internationallaw crime) That's Gay: Lady Kisses – Feministing Temporary lesbianism is awesome, anything […]