2009

Jason Kottke shares a link to Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast compressed 666 times by artist Cory Arcangel. via kottke.org

Kevin Kelly discusses how people decide to reject technology and how this will become increasingly important as technology advances. via kottke.org

Alex Tabarrok of Falsified Research discusses a Fox News poll on climate change, which was also mentioned on the previous night's episode of "The Daily Show."

via Marginal Revolution

Matt Yglesias questions the cost of the war in Afghanistan, suggesting cheaper alternatives and pondering the Taliban's training efficiency.

via Marginal REVOLUTION

Jason Kottke shares an analysis of how con artists use seven principles, including "The Time Principle," to take advantage of human behavior. via kottke.org

Hundreds of travelers earned tons of frequent flyer miles by buying $1 coins with miles-offering credit cards and then depositing the coins to pay off the balance. One person who exploited this scheme earned enough miles for lifetime platinum-elite status.

via kottke.org

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is lobbying to require condom use in pornographic films, citing employee safety.

Detainee 063 publishes the brutal interrogation log of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani with a 7-year delay.

via kottke.org

Jason Kottke introduces "The Noughtie List," a project curating lists and articles summarizing the 2000s. via kottke.org

Tyler Cowen thinks "What Works in Development?" is a great introduction to the current state of development economics.

Jason Kottke shares a list of 15 failed predictions about the future, including one example where a man believed high-speed rail travel would be impossible. via kottke.org

Blogger Jason Kottke speculates that Google's new public DNS server could be a play to speed up Google search results.