links for 2009-08-25

"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.

"A jury on Monday ruled that Philip Morris USA should pay $13.8 million in punitive damages to the daughter of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer."

"Since the dawn of alcohol, man has been plagued by hangovers. Given that medical professionals have pondered the problem for centuries, it’s ironic that I—a person who is not a doctor and, indeed, is barely even a dentist—have finally discovered a solution. And yet it’s true."

Assuming in humanity.

"Scientists say that mass bee deaths may be caused by viruses that disrupt gene expression."

"Only one crime was solved by each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London last year, a report into the city's surveillance network has claimed. The internal police report found the million-plus cameras in London rarely help catch criminals. In one month CCTV helped capture just eight out of 269 suspected robbers."

"Following the earlier court defeat for Fredrik, Gottfrid and Peter and the pending civil action taken by several Hollywood studios, the Swedish authorities have now ordered The Pirate Bay to be disconnected from the Internet. The site’s bandwidth suppliers have been threatened with a large fine. The site is completely offline." Hope you have other places to track torrents.

"We made a timeline message more punchy, credible, and viral through 5 rounds of redesign." So much work for 140 characters.

Mythbusters at Comic-Con 2009.