December 31, 2009

Once in a blue moon, which is to say: today

Once in a blue moon, which is to say: today ( 8:46 AM)

December 30, 2009

Alchemists Screwed as Lead Outperforms Gold in 2009

Alchemists Screwed as Lead Outperforms Gold in 2009 ( 5:08 PM)

Evil t-shirt

Evil t-shirt ( 1:13 PM)

December 29, 2009

Paying It Forward, Paying It Back, Using Your Leverage

Paying It Forward, Paying It Back, Using Your Leverage (10:44 AM)

Reading tripled from 1980 to 2008

Reading tripled from 1980 to 2008 ( 9:49 AM)

Breaking news: According to pot, kettle distinctly black

Breaking news: According to pot, kettle distinctly black ( 9:45 AM)

December 28, 2009

The last two weeks of US politics, in a nutshell

The last two weeks of US politics, in a nutshell (12:24 PM)

C Programming, by Kernighan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft

C Programming, by Kernighan, Ritchie, and Lovecraft ( 9:42 AM)

December 27, 2009

Terrific-sounding bio of Thelonious Monk

Terrific-sounding bio of Thelonious Monk (11:41 AM)

December 25, 2009

Angels and Octopodes

Angels and Octopodes ( 8:15 PM)

December 24, 2009

Pat Cadigan's favorite Christmas story

Pat Cadigan's favorite Christmas story ( 6:27 AM)

December 23, 2009

The unbelievably chickenshit Washington Post

The unbelievably chickenshit Washington Post ( 7:37 AM)

The sinister side of crowdsourcing

The sinister side of crowdsourcing ( 6:57 AM)

The ontological status of gold

The ontological status of gold ( 6:50 AM)

"Scientific Research Publishing": scam, or what?

"Scientific Research Publishing": scam, or what? ( 5:51 AM)

December 22, 2009

Macmillan's Corporate Secrets, Revealed

Macmillan's Corporate Secrets, Revealed (11:10 AM)

December 21, 2009

What has health care reform ever done for us?

What has health care reform ever done for us? ( 4:58 PM)

Another good summary of why I don't trust Facebook

Another good summary of why I don't trust Facebook ( 8:57 AM)

In defense of twittering during tragedy

In defense of twittering during tragedy ( 8:54 AM)

December 20, 2009

Why can't Americans make things?

Why can't Americans make things? ( 4:47 AM)

December 17, 2009

Another irresolute "wonk" heard from

Another irresolute "wonk" heard from (11:02 PM)

More on the slur

More on the slur (10:41 PM)

More sense from John Cole

More sense from John Cole. ( 9:30 AM)

A slur. John Cole responds.

A slur. John Cole responds. ( 9:28 AM)

Paul Krugman: Don't take your frustration out on the uninsured

Paul Krugman: Don't take your frustration out on the uninsured ( 9:12 AM)

Four hands, one guitar

Four hands, one guitar ( 8:42 AM)

What English sounds like to non-English speakers

What English sounds like to non-English speakers ( 7:01 AM)

December 16, 2009

20 Questions for Bill Killers

20 Questions for Bill Killers ( 9:22 PM)

Scott Lemeiux: pass the bill

Scott Lemeiux: pass the bill ( 4:36 PM)

December 15, 2009

Lou Reed, iPhone app designer

Lou Reed, iPhone app designer ( 9:15 PM)

The Morgan Freeman Chain of Command

The Morgan Freeman Chain of Command ( 8:17 PM)

Once again: why it would be crazy not to pass the damn bill

Once again: why it would be crazy not to pass the damn bill ( 8:06 PM)

Pass the bill anyway

Pass the bill anyway ( 1:39 PM)

December 14, 2009

Edward Gorey's "The Trouble with Tribbles"

Edward Gorey's "The Trouble with Tribbles" ( 8:49 PM)

Hunting for one of the founders of SF fandom

Hunting for one of the founders of SF fandom ( 8:28 PM)

The true history of science fiction

The true history of science fiction ( 1:39 PM)

December 13, 2009

Call a Rabbit a Smeerp

Call a Rabbit a Smeerp ( 9:41 PM)

Brilliant takedown of the egregious Robert Kaplan

Brilliant takedown of the egregious Robert Kaplan ( 5:49 PM)

Pretty good Toronto Star piece on the Peter Watts incident

Pretty good Toronto Star piece on the Peter Watts incident ( 2:14 PM)

Paolo Bacigalupi has stones

Paolo Bacigalupi has stones (10:12 AM)

Charlie Stross explains how drug money saved the banking system

Charlie Stross explains how drug money saved the banking system (10:05 AM)

December 11, 2009

The 1973 Park Slope Riot

The 1973 Park Slope Riot ( 9:09 PM)

Via Jack Womack, awesome photos of 1970s NYV

Via Jack Womack, awesome photos of 1970s NYC ( 9:07 PM)

Counterpoint: Felix Salmon defends Taibbi, questions whether Fernholz gets it

Counterpoint: Felix Salmon defends Taibbi, questions whether Fernholz gets it ( 7:27 PM)

Matt Taibbi: perhaps not rock-solid on the facts

Matt Taibbi: perhaps not rock-solid on the facts ( 2:41 PM)

Female hedge fund managers outperform men

Female hedge fund managers outperform men ( 1:00 PM)

The eldritch roots of Victorian squeampunk

The eldritch roots of Victorian squeampunk (11:12 AM)

Happy 80th birthday, science fiction fandom

Happy 80th birthday, science fiction fandom ( 9:54 AM)

December 10, 2009

The EFF on Facebook's privacy catastrophe

The EFF on Facebook's privacy catastrophe ( 4:33 PM)

Facebook to privacy: drop dead

Facebook to privacy: drop dead ( 4:29 PM)

Tables of vampire traits

Tables of vampire traits ( 1:11 PM)

December 6, 2009

Liu Bolin, the Invisible Man

Liu Bolin, the Invisible Man ( 5:47 PM)

December 5, 2009

Dubai: a dictatorship built by slaves

Dubai: a dictatorship built by slaves (10:22 PM)

All the TV shows at once

All the TV shows at once ( 7:51 PM)

December 4, 2009

Lev Grossman explains steampunk to Time readers

Lev Grossman explains steampunk to Time readers (12:11 PM)

Google Street View: now with added ruins of Pompei

Google Street View: now with added ruins of Pompeii (12:08 PM)

Cartocacoethes!

Cartocacoethes! (12:00 PM)

December 3, 2009

Worst NYC traffic idea of the year

Worst NYC traffic idea of the year ( 3:12 PM)

Salvation Army defends itself: they don't check immigration status before giving toys to kids

Salvation Army defends itself: they don't check immigration status before giving toys to kids ( 2:41 PM)

HPL, BNF

HPL, BNF ( 1:11 PM)

December 2, 2009

Garfield Minus Garfield, Plus Garfield

Garfield Minus Garfield, Plus Garfield ( 9:29 PM)

My Hilarious Warner Bros. Royalty Statement

My Hilarious Warner Bros. Royalty Statement ( 8:20 PM)

Reason number 342 to never donate to the Salvation Army

Reason number 342 to never donate to the Salvation Army ( 9:19 AM)

December 1, 2009

Goldman Sachs Bankers Ready to Open Fire on Mob

Goldman Sachs Bankers Ready to Open Fire on Mob ( 2:00 PM)