Interesting links for June, 2009.

• Reagan Did It – NYTimes.com – Tracing the cause of the current economic crisis back to a bill signed into law by Ronald Reagan in 1982. On NYTimes.com. Thanks to @jodene on Twitter for sharing the link.
• 10 HTML Tag Crimes You Really Shouldn’t Commit – Fun article listing and describing 10 common HTML mistakes. On Line25.com.
• Christ Kills Two, Injures Seven In Abortion-Clinic Attack – On The Onion. Thanks to @BrianDunning on Twitter for sharing the link.
• The 10 most amazing unexplained artifacts – Interesting article about unexplained artifacts from all over the world. On ZME Science. Thanks to @estherschindler on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Debris Possibly Found From Missing Air France Plane – The Wall Street Journal brings us more FACTS than speculation and sensationalism. Thanks to @jenniferwhitley on Twitter for sharing the link.
• McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: God Texts the 10 Commandments. – This is right up there with George Carlin’s routine about the commandments. Very funny, although I admit I can’t figure out one of them. Thanks to @PattyHankins on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Barack Obama speaks in Cairo: Let’s be friends – Good article about Obama’s recent speech in Egypt. Thanks to @BLG on Twitter for sharing the link.
• A hundred million mistakes: Microsoft’s Bing search engine – Microsoft throwing away money on advertsing for Bing? On Good Experience. Thanks to @Jen4Web for tweeting the link.
• Air France jet’s flight-control system under scrutiny – I blogged about this one. It basically says that the Air France crash could have been caused, in part, by the faillure of automated systems and the failure of the pilots to fly the airplane the old fashioned way. Thanks to @MattHammer on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Five Tips for Dealing with Unreasonable Client Requests – Required reading for any service professional — especially those providing creative services. On Black Star Rising. Thanks to @PattyHankins on Twitter for sharing the link.
• The Learjet repo man – Business has never been better for the fearless pilot who takes back millionaires’ expensive toys. An excellent read. On Salon.com.
• CableDrop – This is a cool little project, but I’d need so many of them that it would become very costly. Still, check it out.
• The dying goodwill toward AT&T – Apparently, I’m not the only one blaming AT&T for making the iPhone less desirable. (But I saw the light 2 years ago, and didn’t make the investment in promising technology hindered by AT&T.) On TUAW.
• The Funny Side of Mac vs Pc – Three Mac vs. PC parody videos, two of which are done in “South Park” style. Thanks to @cleverdaisies on Twitter for sharing the link.
• There’s an art to writing on Facebook or Twitter — really – Interesting article about writing Twitter updates. On USA Today.com. Thanks to @blancastella on Twitter for sharing the link.
• When Logos Go Bad – Logos that Suck – Bad Logo Design Samples – This is VERY funny — especially the last one. Thanks to @firgs on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Taking Pictures of Public Property Does Not Justify a Suspicion of Terrorism – Fight back to protect your Fourth Amendment rights. On TalkLeft. Thanks to @PattyHankins for sharing this link.
• Ironic But True — Many On Twitter Are Just Silent – My question is, why the hell do these people have Twitter accounts? Thanks to @Jodene on Twitter for sharing this link.
• Creation Museum’s attendance exceeds expectations – I wonder what percentage of the “museum’s” visitors went to see the freak show? Scary that so many people really believe the crap presented in the exhibits. The dark ages is alive and well in the U.S. Thanks to @CaptainSlim for sharing the link on Twitter.
• E-Project: Time Lapse – Excellent photography project combining now and then. Thanks to @BWJones for sharing the link on Twitter.
• To Tweet? To Twitter? The Final Word On Proper Twitter Lingo – Mashable reports on the AP Style Book’s inclusion of Twitter lingo. Thanks to @jenniferwhitley for sharing this link.
• PC World’s Cover Reveals the Truth – Too funny. This HAS to be a setup. Thanks to @danfrakes for sharing this one.
• The First Few Milliseconds of an HTTPS Connection – What happens in a matter of milliseconds is mind-boggling. The Internet is far more complex than you probably think. On Moserware.
• Time Warp – Water – Excellent still and video photography of water drops. A lot cooler than it sounds. Thanks to @SeeTTL on Twitter for sharing the link.
• The difference between real journalists and “basement bloggers” – Some insight on the difference between real journalism and irresponsible blogging, in the case of a blogger’s unfounded insinuation that a specific baseball player was on steroids. On the Mariners Blog. Thanks to @EstherSchindler for sharing this link.
• Weaving a Navajo Tradition – Excellent slide show about Navajo weaving. It doesn’t go into the true depth of the subject, but it has nice photos and great interview clips with weavers and sellers. Thanks to @estherschindler on Twitter for sharing the link. In The New York Times.
• How I Scared the Wits Out of a Copyright Infringer — and Why You Should, Too – One photographer tackles a copyright infringer and wins. On Black Star Rising. Thanks to @PattyHankins on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Flying M Photos – Gallery of pure and simple photographic images shot throughout the United States.
• Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2 – Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 — an experience that provoked her to explore how we might sustain life in the harshest of environments. Video on TED.com. Thanks to @Miraz for tweeting this link.
• Use Their Work Free? Artists Say No to Google – More artists refuse to work for free. On NYTimes.com Thanks to @PattyHankins on Twitter for sharing the link.
• The Project: Fallen Princesses – These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The ‘…happily ever after’ is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues. Funny, socially meaningful. On JPGMag.com.
• If It’s On The Internet It’s Free! Didn’t You Get The Memo? – Another photographer writes another post about another copyright infringement. When will it stop? Just because it’s on the Internet doesn’t mean it’s free. Thanks to @PattyHankins for sharing the link. By Jim Goldstein on his blog.
• The Quiet American – Why Obama isn’t showing more outrage about the Iranian election. By John Dickerson on Slate Magazine. Thanks to @giaghani for sharing the link on Twitter.
• ‘Heart of your town’: Vermont school closing after 208 years – USATODAY.com – A sign of the times…a one-room schoolhouse in a small Vermont town closes down. Thanks to @evilwife for sharing the link.
• Iran election turnouts exceeded 100% in 30 towns, website reports – At least 200 polling stations across Iran had participation rates of 95% or above, say sources of centrist Auyandeh site. On Guardian.co.uk. Thanks to @PattyHankins for sharing this link.
• Iran’s Protests: Why Twitter Is the Medium of the Movement – Twitter’s role in the Iranian election protests. On TIME. Thanks to @vectorbabe on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Job Seekers Find New Rules Of Recruitment – What recruiters are looking for in terms on job applications. Paper resumes are out, e-mail addresses are important, and social networking can make or break you. On NPR.org.
• “Weird Al” Yankovic – Craigslist – Weird Al’s homage to The Doors, featuring Ray Manzarek himself on keyboards. Video directed by Liam Lynch. On YouTube.
• A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets – A report on the situation in Iran. In the NYTimes.com. Thanks to @Jodene for sharing the link.
• John Hodgman at Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner – Humorist John Hodgman was the entertainment headliner at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Mr. Hodgman roasted the president for being a “nerd”, referencing his place in popular culture and passion for comics and science fiction. On YouTube. Thanks to @AprilMains for tweeting the link.
• 10 Tips to Photograph the Unexpected – Common-sense tips for making sure you don’t miss the next unexpected shot. By Jim Goldstein.
• How To Create a Realistic Water Text Effect – Great step-by-step tutorial for creating a water text effect with Photoshop.
• New Images From Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland! – Incredible still images from the upcoming Tim Burton movie. Thanks to @jodene on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Portland, Oregon – Excellent photos by Bryan Jones.
• Is Creative Commons Right For You? | PlagiarismToday – Things to consider when trying to decide whether to license your creative work using Creative Commons. On PlagiarismToday.com.
• Where No Flag Has Gone Before – Fascinating report about the first flag to fly on the moon.
• Keep business friendly – Get it in Writing! – Good advice for any freelancer. On DesignByFirgs.
• Are You Adding Context to Your Photos? – Photos need to tell a story. On the Black Star Rising blog. Thanks to @Life_Spy for sharing the link on Twitter.
• Three Things You Can Do That Will Make You Feel Better About Your Photography – Three easy things you can do to stay focused on your photography and feel better about it. On Scott Bourne’s PhotoFocus blog. Thanks to @pattyhankins on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Stunning pictures of ‘hole in the clouds’ as astronauts witness volcano eruption from the International Space Station – The title says it all. On the Mail Online.
• Chris Anderson’s Free Contains Apparent Plagiarism – More plagiarism in books — this time passages taken wholesale from Wikipedia without credit. On the Virginia Quarterly Review blog.
• 20 Most Beautiful Free WordPress Themes – These are pretty good. Thanks to @EstherSchindler on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Scoring the Sanford Saga – Interesting take on who benefits and loses from Sanford’s idiocy. On the WashingtonPost.com.
• The Take: With Sanford Scandal, GOP’s Long Winter Gets Longer – Analysis on how the Mark Sanford fiasco affects the Republican party. On WashingtonPost.com.
• Skepticblog | Green Your Avatar! (If you know what you’re talking about) – Reality check. Brian Dunning reminds us that we should THINK before greening our icons in support of Iranian political issues.
• Heavens-Above – Great Web site for plotting when objects in space, such as the International Space Station, are over your location on earth.
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard – Enhancements and Refinements – Apple’s summary of new features in Snow Leopard. On Apple.com.
• 53 Crazy-good Digital Photography Tutorials – Links to a variety of tutorials, most of which are for Photoshop.
• Why are There 60 Minutes in an Hour? – A Scienceray.com article that explains why there are 60 minutes in an hour by explaining how ancient civilizations counted. Very interesting stuff.
• 19 Twitter Desktop Apps Compared – On Mashable. Thanks to @mjvalente on Twitter for sharing the link.