The Linkage for March 29th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from March 13th to March 29th.
Everybody still hates the 2012 Olympics logo
Three years after it was first revealed, the funky angular logo for the next summer Olympics is still nearly universally reviled.
Local crime is the perfect storm of stupidity
There's just a boatload of fail from everyone involved in this sad tale.
Tetris, trauma and the brain
If science discovered a way to help you repress or completely erase traumatic memories, would you do it? Is it ethical to allow us to forget experiences which are integral to how we develop emotionally?
After 20 years, Houston physicist finally gets his patent
82-year old Roy Weinstein finally got approval for a patent – exactly two decades and three days after he filed for it. His invention is a smaller, cheaper, more powerful magnet than traditional copper ones. Bonus: his son invented freaking Laser Tag.
Disputed island ‘vanishes’
A tiny island claimed for years by India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal has disappeared beneath the rising seas, scientists in India say.
No retirement in sight for the U-2
Unlike other frontline technologies of the Cold War, the U-2 spy plane is still flying high – thanks to upgraded technology, revised operating procedures, and a shift in the the focus of its missions that make the 55-year old plane once again indispensable.
A peek behind the curtains at Netflix
A look at how Netflix processes thousands of discs in and out of one of its processing facilities each day. Admittedly not as exciting as Willy Wonka's candy factory or even the time Mr. Rogers took us all to the crayon plant, but still somewhat interesting.
Tony Montana has requested to add you as his little friend
Italian police have used social networking site Facebook to track down and capture one of the country's most-wanted fugitive mafia suspects. Awesome bonus: the nabbed mafioso liked to call himself "Scarface."
When fanboys, trendy chic, gaudiness and too much disposable income collide
Sure, there might be five people with iPads at your local coffee shop, but now you can be the only one dumb enough fork over $20K for one that makes everyone know how special you think you are.
Dodgers, MLB, on a mission to repair Taiwanese baseball
Wow. I had no idea that Taiwanese baseball was on the ropes after a huge scandal involving players throwing games for gamblers. Savvy move by MLB to try and shore it up again.
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