Interesting Links, April 20, 2011

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

FTC Goes After Misleading ‘News’ Sites For Acai Berries Diet Products – Thank you FTC, FCC, and NPR for putting an end to and publicizing this. I wonder how many people were sucked in by these lies and scams?

Interesting Links, January 11, 2011

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Here are links I found interesting on January 11, 2011:

TurnOffFox | Bad News For America – It's a good idea, but they tools they offer — including a 3-page "flyer" to hand out to businesses that broadcast FOX NEWS — are not practical. Still, there are plenty of facts and good reasoning why businesses (and people) shouldn't listen to FOX NEWS. (As if reasonable people needed help understanding why.)

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Here are links I found interesting on January 7, 2011:

Jenny McCarthy’s autism fight grows more misguided – Autism – Salon.com – "And it's time she acknowledged that clinging to research that's been deemed patently fraudulent does not make one a "mother warrior." It makes her a menace." Read more in this Salon.com article.
“The Next Generation”: Tron: Legacy – Really interesting literary review of Tron Legacy.
Study Linking Vaccine to Autism Was Fraud, Journal Reports – The true story can't be any clearer than this.

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Here are links I found interesting on December 29, 2010:

The 10 biggest tech ‘fails’ of 2010 – "In 2010, we saw social networking skyrocket in popularity. We embraced a new category of tablet computer. And we rushed to new gaming systems that let us play video games without a controller. But in the technology world, not all valleys are made of silicon. While the highs were high for the tech winners this year, the low points were equally low." Read more on CNN.com.
Adsense, no sense at all – what it’s like being sacked by a computer… – Apparently, Google IS evil. What else could explain them taking away this freelancer's main source of income?
Are We Too Dumb for Democracy? The Logic Behind Self-Delusion – "When faced with facts that do not fit seamlessly into our individual belief systems, our minds automatically reject (or backfire) the presented facts." Read more on AlterNet.
9 Major Stories Everyone Got Wrong This Year – This might be one of the best articles I've read this year. Language and images definitely rated R, but the facts are there if you care about them.

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Here are links I found interesting on December 22, 2010:

Christmas Cards of the Rich and Geeky – Some holiday humor.
Glenn Beck Book Tour Makes Bizarre Visit to Heartland America – How can you not hate this guy? Not only did he try to sell $125/seat tickets to his show in a town with 16% unemployment, but he lied about the town's acceptance of federal aid. He's hosting $500/plate dinners while families nearby are eating in soup kitchens. He makes up stories and charges people money to hear them first hand. Yet people think he's dead right about everything he utters. Hello, America? WAKE UP and smell the irony.
10 Best Christmas Songs for Atheists – Who says atheists don't like Christmas — and Christmas music?
On Dirt – A good lesson for creative professionals and freelancers everywhere.