The Linkage for October 1st
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from September 21st to October 1st:
So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?
Can you tell the difference between Arial and Helvetica? Take this quiz to find out.
Tags: computer fonts quiz
UK ready to swear in its first Supreme Court
Although its not expected to change much in the way that justice is dispensed, the United Kingdom is set to swear in its first Supreme Court, a body totally independent from Parliament.
Tags: uk law
Pet-food industry enjoys strong sales in weak economy
Times may be tough, but Americans still love to spoil their pets.
Tags: society animals
No more tweets from the tceh locker room
Things are falling apart in that giant sand pit up north – tceh head coach and aspiring pirate Mike Leach has banned players from using Twitter after one of them complained about the coach being late to a meeting. Guess that loss to Cougar High didn’t sit too well with Mike.
Tags: twitter tceh football ncaa funny
Dairy farmers killing cows to boost the bottom line
Think it’s bad when a company fires thousands, then hands their CEOs a nice, fat bonus check? It could be worse. You could be a cow. Their reward for producing at record levels? A trip to the slaughterhouse. Nationwide, dairy farmers are thinning their herds in an effort to decrease milk production and – you guessed it – increase the cost of milk. (Also, who in the hell is still paying $1.50 for a gallon of milk like this guy says in the article? I’d like to move there.)
Tags: business animals colorado food
Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found
A man with a metal detector has uncovered what it is probably the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered – an estimated 1,500 pieces dating from the seventh century.
Tags: history anthropology uk
Spacecraft sees ice on Mars exposed by meteor impacts
It’s turning out to a wet week in the solar system. First, water on the moon. Now, visible water-ice on the surface of Mars.
Tags: space mars nasa
Moon shows signs of water
There appears to be, to the surprise of planetary scientists, water, water everywhere on the Moon, although how many drops future astronauts might be able to drink is not clear.
Tags: science space moon
Baseball superstar accused of performance-enhancing genie use
The Onion does a spot-on spoof of ESPN’s SportsCenter and the major-league baseball steroid scandal.
Tags: funny baseball steroids
At long last, the U.S. gets on board with real net neutrality
The FCC is finally ready to take on internet service providers on the issue of net neutrality – not just for wired service, but also for wireless. Amazing what a change of administration can do.
Tags: net_issues united_states fcc computer technology
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