Learning something new every day.
Lotteries – The Frontal Cortex
Lotteries have a feedback loop that feeds on their victims.
Anti-Piracy Group Says: ‘Child Porn Is Great’ Since It Gets Politicians To Block File Sharing Sites – Techdirt
Copyright groups apparently really like child porn because it’s easy to get a politician behind blocking it.
Threats Don’t Justify Speaker Ban – Casper Star-Tribune
A threat is a viable reason to prevent someone from speaking on a public platform.
Riders on the Storm – NYTimes.com
One recent study claims that most people do not only listen/read content that they agree with.
Greater Transparency Around Government Requests – Official Google Blog
Google now allows you to see how interested your country is in finding out or removing items from Google.
Why So Few Women in Silicon Valley? – NYTimes.com
The technology industry still suffers from discrimination against women probably mostly caused by the limited number of women in the field.
Cutting the Deficit – Mother Jones
Add up everything that even a quarter of the population is willing to cut and you wind up with under 5% of the federal budget.
Cross-Browser CSS Gradient – Web Designer Wall
Cross browser gradients without images, yes please.
The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform – trevoro.ca
If you business is built around the idea of filling gaps in a company’s offerings be extremely wary.
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