Matt Alldian

A California energy conservation program unintentionally led some Republicans to increase their energy consumption after comparing their usage to their neighbors'.

Tyler Cowen shares five assorted links, including articles about Wikipedia's culture and the evolution of banking. via Marginal REVOLUTION

The Irish Times suggests checking out recent news articles, including Olympics coverage. via The Irish Times

The Daily Beast encountered a 404 error on their page about Utah and the death penalty, but you can still visit their homepage. via The Daily Beast

Slashdot user "r" weighs the challenges of maintaining custom patches for foreign codebases.

Bryan Caplan shared on his blog post that data from Steven Hayward seems to show that self-identified environmentalists have dropped from 75% to 41% since 1990.

Dublin Bus is overhauling its network, with major changes including route alterations and a reduction of up to 150 jobs.

via The source of this content is RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), Ireland's National Public Service Media.

Arnold Kling argues in this EconLog post that the Obama administration misdiagnosed the causes of the financial crisis and overreacted. via Econlib.

Photos are featured in this article that ask readers to provide captions in the style of Private Eye. via Slugger O'Toole

Jeff, in his theory of California governmental failure, argues that the state's high quality of life necessitates certain downsides, which might just be shifted around rather than solved.

via Marginal REVOLUTION

David Henderson responds to Tyler Cowen's review of the book "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition," arguing Cowen missed a point about WWI-era alcohol restrictions.

via Econlib

Slashdot user "r" discusses the challenges of maintaining custom patches for foreign codebases. via The source of this content is Slashdot.