Interesting Links, November 20, 2011

Here are links I found interesting on November 20, 2011:

How Secure Is My Password? – Want to know how long it would take a Desktop PC to crack your password? This site will tell you.
Police Response to Occupy Wall Street is Absurd – I can't argue this. While I'm not 100% behind the movement, I think the police are getting extreme.
Why Facebook’s Seamless Sharing is Wrong – My personal opinion is that Facebook knows too much about its users activities and shares too much of that information online by default. It's a royal pain in the ass to keep track of all the privacy setting changes needed to maintain a modicum of privacy. It's another one of the reasons I'm avoiding Facebook these days.
hello, my fucking name is… – I will be submitting an entry to this site today.

Interesting Links, November 14, 2011

Here are links I found interesting on November 14, 2011:

Why Steve Jobs cried – Yet another book review of "Steve Jobs."
Congress: Trading stock on inside information? – "Washington, D.C. is a town that runs on inside information – but should our elected officials be able to use that information to pad their own pockets? As Steve Kroft reports, members of Congress and their aides have regular access to powerful political intelligence, and many have made well-timed stock market trades in the very industries they regulate." How is this legal? Thanks to @BWJones for sharing this link.
Bachmann: America Should Be More Like China – Yep. Republican Bachmann says we need to be more like a Communist country. Seriously: Where does the GOP find these people?
Bert and Ernie recording for TomTom GPS – behind the scenes – A funny video for muppets fans. (Yes, I know it's an ad.)
DeKloutifying – John Scalzi's take on Klout. My favorite line: "At which point I decided that Klout was actually being run by dicks…" I dropped my Klout account a few weeks ago, sick of being nagged via email by them, despite turning off notifications a variety of ways. Seriously: do we really need this kind of crap? Popularity contests are for insecure idiots who are missing the point of life.
Banks Quietly Ramp Up Consumer Fees – If they can't get you one way, they'll get you another. My mattress is looking better every day.
History of English – Fun video about the history of the English language. Thanks to @webpath on Twitter for sharing the link.

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Here are links I found interesting on January 16, 2011:

Here are links I found interesting on January 12, 2011:

On Debating Our Debate – Another excellent piece regarding the debate on bullseye graphics and other inappropriate imagery and rhetoric.

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Here are links I found interesting on January 10, 2011:

What Palin Needed to Say After Giffords’ Shooting – "Palin failed to appreciate the question being posed to her. That question was not: 'Are you culpable for the shooting?' The question was: 'Having put this unfortunate image on the record, can you respond to the shooting in a way that demonstrates your larger humanity? And possibly also your potential to serve as leader of the entire nation?'" Read more on FrumForum.com. To me, this explains why Palin simply does not have what it takes to be President, Vice President, or even Governor.
How to make your shopping cart suck less – Shopping Cart programming advice from The Oatmeal.
Sarah Palin’s Twitter Feed Undercuts SarahPAC Aide’s Defense of ‘Crosshair’ Imagery – More about imagery: crosshairs, bulleyes, or surveyor's symbols?
Bull’s-Eyes and Crosshairs – An interesting read about semantics and the use of language and imagery that could be interpreted in unintended ways by crazy people. On Daring Fireball.