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The Things He Carried

2008-10-19T16:20:23Z

Jeffrey Goldberg on his experiments that show the current airport security practices in the United States are theatre and nothing more.

Marketplace

2008-10-10T15:27:23Z

Paddy Hirsch, senior editor at Marketplace, has made two very clear and concise videos about credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations to help you understand the current financial crisis and all of the buzz words. Very well done.

GOOD: Getting Gas

2008-10-08T16:50:43Z

Good Magazine has a useful info-graphic (which I admit, I have a weakness for) about where your money goes when you pay for gas.

Debt Loss

2008-10-07T12:04:52Z

An excellent article on the Consumerist from a reader who paid off $14,330 in 20 months.

The Great Drain Robbery

2008-10-07T12:02:18Z

The Sun on how much water Starbucks wastes:

The giant coffee chain has a policy of keeping a tap running non-stop at all its 10,000 outlets worldwide, wasting 23.4 MILLION litres a day.

That would provide enough daily water for the entire two million-strong population of drought-hit Namibia in Africa or fill an Olympic pool every 83 minutes.

Immigrate

2008-09-25T04:21:13Z

So, what don’t you understand about immigrating legally to the United States? Here’s a helpful chart.

Mirrors Edge Release Dates

2008-09-20T16:36:28Z

Xbox 360 and PS3 versions this November 11th for the US, November 14th for Europe. PC version delayed.

As Brands are to Taste

2008-09-15T22:51:14Z

Here’s a fun little list of analogies based on my brand preference:

Apple is to computers as…

Nintendo is to game consoles;
Moleskine is to notebooks;
Sharpie is to markers;
Pilot is to pens;
Pentel is to mechanical pencils;
Citizen is to watches;
Aeropostale and American Eagle are to shirts;
Orbit is to gum;
Square-Enix is to video games;
Gentoo is to Linux;
The open source world is to server software;
Dove is to soap;
Crest is to toothpaste;
and Head and Shoulders is to shampoo.

Make of it what you will.

Corporate Equality Index, '09

2008-09-15T21:18:45Z

The Human Rights Campaign has released their 2009 Corporate Quality Index, or, in English, their GLBT-friendly company report. Here’s a direct link to the PDF.

For Your TF2 Pleasure

2008-09-14T23:44:01Z

A Team Fortress 2 kill alert generator, and the movie The Dark Knight told with such alerts.

Free Savr

2008-09-10T20:22:40Z

Until September 15th, File Savr, an alternative to Rapidshare, is giving away lifetime memberships.

Ownership

2008-09-10T16:46:15Z

GraphJam on Google Chrome’s EULA.

Citibank, Theif

2008-09-04T15:07:41Z

Citibank was ordered to pay back the $14 million USD it stole from customers with positive credit card balances, from 1992 to 2003. This makes having a Citibank loan not look so fun to me anymore.

Diablo III Overture

2008-09-02T21:51:16Z

For a limited time, you can download the Diablo III Overture free on iTunes.

Chrome, the Comic

2008-09-01T20:00:27Z

Google explains their browser project, Google Crome. But with a comic book. I want my computer science textbooks to be entirely like this.

Fubiz

2008-09-01T17:39:33Z

I am now subscribed to Fubiz, which finds the most amazing creative projects on the web and talks about them. I can’t even read it and I love it.

Fontpark

2008-09-01T16:52:04Z

Fontpark is a Flash-based game/tool where you draw pictures using only font glyphs from the Morisawa font.

I Plead the 10th

2008-08-31T17:25:58Z

Stardock and Gas Powered Games have created a Gamer’s Bill of Rights.

Superhero HP

2008-08-28T12:54:30Z

Brand New has an article on the currently unofficial HP logo change. The redesign is rather hideous.

Eight Myths

2008-08-28T02:42:00Z

Henry Jenkins, an MIT professor, wrote an article for PBS detailing eight myths about video games. This is required reading, parents, students, everyone. I’m not kidding. I will find you. I will make you read it.