A terrorist-catching technology led to an eight-year con of the U.S. government by computer programmer Dennis Montgomery, and now officials are trying to keep it all under wraps. via Schneier on Security
2011
This comic strip follows a student who tells their professor they want to major in "the universe" because of their vast interests. via xkcd
FlowingData.com shared a "History of the dunk contest complete with videos," which links out to a score history on Hoopism.com of every dunk from 1984 to 2010.
via The source of this content is FlowingData.David Henderson addresses seven myths about free markets in this EconLib blog post from February 19, 2011, and links to a related interview.
This American Life may have discovered the original recipe for Coca-Cola through research of old newspaper articles.
via kottke.org.
Expert tips to achieve your 2024 goals, plus journal prompts, goal-setting strategies, and time management techniques. via LifeHack
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