Plagiarist's Nightmare

This article calls Google Books a plagiarist's nightmare. Interesting article, worth the read.

Line Rider

Cool Flash-based game. You draw a line and the little man rides it on his sled. Here's an example:

A Brief History of the Apocalypse

An index of hundreds of different predictions of when the apocalypse would (or will) occur.

It Came from the 1971 Sears Catalog

Black Friday

Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day of the year - it ranks sixth. Cyber Monday is the ninth busiest online shopping day of the year.

Source article

European Cities Do Away with Traffic Rules

"European traffic planners are dreaming of streets free of rules and directives. They want drivers and pedestrians to interact in a free and humane way, as brethren -- by means of friendly gestures, nods of the head and eye contact, without the harassment of prohibitions, restrictions and warning signs."

"The new traffic model's advocates believe the only way out of this vicious circle is to give drivers more liberty and encourage them to take responsibility for themselves. They demand streets like those during the Middle Ages, when horse-drawn chariots, handcarts and people scurried about in a completely unregulated fashion. The new model's proponents envision today's drivers and pedestrians blending into a colorful and peaceful traffic stream."

I am not going to comment on this. Make of it what you will. I will say, though, that the article contains the interesting tidbit that Germany has 648 valid traffic symbols.

UserFriendly.org

Impairing Productivity since 1997

HonestArgument.com

HonestArgument.com allows users to create an argument, i.e., a topic for debate, and then debate them back and forth. The assertions or refutations are mapped out in a visual tree with nodes and sub-nodes. It is an interesting concept, but, in my opinion, needs a lot of help, particularly with the UI.

Orisnal

Orsinal is a large collection of Flash games created by Ferry Halim. I've only tried one, Milk the Cow, which is . . . . . interesting.

Enjoy :-)

Subtly Simpsons