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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 | […]

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 […]

World's Oceans Set Temperature Record: Discovery News "July marked the hottest the world's oceans have been in almost 130 years of record-keeping. The average water temperature worldwide in July was 62.6 degrees, according to the National Climatic Data Center, the branch of the U.S. government that keeps world weather records." (tags: weather climate ocean science) […]

StopAutoDM.com – Please stop your auto direct messaging " So maybe you just recently signed up for your twitter account and started googling about how you should use it. You stumble across one of the way-too-many sites that claim to be run by self-proclaimed "twitter experts." They give you a tip that you should use […]

GM: Still Making the Same Mistakes – BusinessWeek "So GM has misfired on all three points, meaning it's made three promises that it can't keep." Does GM know how to sell cars. (tags: gm automotive marketing business apple branding technology greentechnology) Why LeRoy Carhart Won't Stop Doing Abortions | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com "Carhart can't […]

Schneier on Security: An Ethical Code for Intelligence Officers "Preamble: Intelligence work may present exceptional or unusual ethical dilemmas beyond those of ordinary life. Ethical thinking and review should be a part of our day to day efforts; it can protect our nation's and our agency’s integrity, improve the chances of mission success, protect us […]

Textbook Publisher to Rent to College Students – NYTimes.com "Students who choose Cengage’s rental option will get immediate access to the first chapter of the book electronically, in e-book format, and will have a choice of shipping options for the printed book. When the rental term — 60, 90, or 130 days — is over, […]