Here’s a solid recommendation for humor blog enthusiasts and Apple fans (I know, Apple fans usually don’t have a sense of humor, but this is the interweb, anything can happen). The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs is pretty amusing, plus it has the Woz doing local car dealer commercials.Fun Times.

A short documentary on the ubiquitously sampled “Amen break” –  sonic pillar of hip-hop, jungle, and drum ‘n bass music to name just a few. Originally a 1969 B-side.  Interesting stuff. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac[/youtube]

Here’s a really good article on the background and fallout from the recent (illegal) release of previously confidential global warming emails and data. Who could have predicted that dogmatic fraud might be behind predicting the weather?Interesting how Steve McIntyre has been trying to get some of this information for years and was blocked. Then some […]

I’m happy to report that the market economy is not only alive, but thriving. In Somalia. At the pirate stock exchange. “The shares are open to all and everybody can take part, whether personally at sea or on land by providing cash, weapons or useful materials … we’ve made piracy a community activity.” Yar! Adam […]

From the Times of India: Putting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may help in winning the fight against substance abuse, say researchers. Amanda Reiman, University of California, Berkeley, USA, carried out the study at Berkeley Patient’s Group, and found that 40 per cent of the 350 cannabis users quizzed resorted to the drug […]