How Flickr single-handedly invented collaborative photojournalism ¶

How to steal an American election [rebecca's pocket]
It's easier to rig an American electronic voting machine than a Las Vegas slot machine. ¶

How tax credits helped create thousands of couples
Just because you're on benefit doesn't mean you can't do math. ¶

Case of bubonic plague confirmed in L.A.
Apparently 10-20 Americans are infected every year... ¶

'World's unsexiest man' named
Gilbert Gottfried, Randy Johnson, Roger Ebert top list ¶

Mapping religion in America

My, look at how segregated all those Baptists in the South are... ¶

Argentina On Two Steaks A Day ¶

The Nihilist Job Résumé ¶

Does going digital pay?
Going digital allows a photographer to do things that were never before possible, and allows more control over output than ever before - but what is the cost in terms of the photographer's time? Do you actually spend less time on photography and more on post-processing? ¶

CSS Tweak a web based CSS tweaker
You upload your CSS file, and it tweaks it according to your specifications. ¶

CSS source ordered 1-3 columned page maker generator form
You tell it what you want your page to look like, and it comes back with the CSS you need. Simple. ¶

Never Mind the Gap: how the retailer's clothes got so dreadful ¶

Royal Academy: Creationism should have 'no place in UK schools'
Meanwhile, delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers' conference rejected calls for legislation to ban the teaching of creationism... ¶

The Golden Age of Skyscrapers
Witold Rybczynski thinks the 21st Century skyscraper is an entirely different being from the 20th Century's modernist and post-modernist stylings... ¶

Companies In The Crossfire
Business Week discovers that "the politically passionate" are avoiding businesses they see as "repugnant". Shock, horror. ¶

Aperture 1.1 released, comes with US$200 coupon for early adopters
And 40% price cuts for late adopters. ¶

Boredom could be good for children
It's a natural sign that you feel the need to be productive, apparently. ¶

Develop your (digital) photographic memory ¶

Why women are changing their minds about men
As a woman's financially independence increases, so does her preference for physical attractiveness in potential partners, says a new survey: the New Scientist recommends that "men who aren't already there get down to the gym, and moisturise". ¶

You're a professional at your desk. You should be a professional at a meeting, too. ¶

How to pour Ketchup (Catsup). The full technical explanation. ¶

A tale of two genders: men choose novels of alienation, while women go for passion
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The groom bought stamps
"You bought stamps and almost killed a clerk. I've been scheduling a church, a reception site, a caterer, a florist, a photographer, a hair stylist, a makeup person, a dress, fittings, bridesmaids, church music, the band, our rings, limos, hotels, save the date cards, invitations, directions, photography permits, our registry, our wedding website, who sits where and who says what, and during that time I've probably almost committed roughly a hundred homicides," she said. "But you bought stamps. Attaboy." ¶

UK anti-abortionists turn sights on schools and hospitals in US-style campaign
I have always wondered when this particularly unpleasant bit of American culture would creep into the UK... ¶

US airline quality worsening, report finds
"they're losing bags at a rate they've never done before" says report's author. ¶

Mac OS X startup modifier/control keys ¶

Hidden iPod Commands ¶

Why creationism is wrong and evolution is right
"Science is about disbelief..." ¶

Five things...
that are likely to make you happier ¶

Grups - The Ascendant Breed of Grown-Ups Who Are Redefining Adulthood
And apparently killing off the generation gap while they're at it... ¶

Argentina discovers its immigrants' dissident cemeteries ¶

The long goodbye of the dying Art Buchwald ¶

The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science [via onegoodmove] ¶

The top 87 bad predictions about the future [via linkmachinego] ¶

Google Romance
"When you do a Soulmate Search, your deeply personal and potentially life-altering search results are produced solely by computer algorithm, without human intervention of any kind.
Note: depending on your personality, you may or may not find this reassuring." ¶