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This Wired article details how thief Gerald Blanchard used surveillance and reverse engineering to steal from an ATM.

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Al Jazeera's live news updates cover Hezbollah rocket attacks on Haifa and Israel's bombing of Lebanon. via The source of this content is Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera's live news updates cover Hezbollah rocket attacks on Haifa and Israel's bombing of Lebanon.

This article explores what would happen if the entire US population lived as densely as different places around the world.

Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok are economists with a blog called assorted links to content like a new public library in Italy and the economics of paying someone to play video games. via Marginal REVOLUTION

Tyler Cowen is looking for recommended readings about the U.S. job market in March of 2010. via The source of this content is Marginal REVOLUTION.

Tyler Cowen toys with the idea that 19th-century financial panics, not the mid-20th century, are the more accurate norm for economic history.

A study analyzed 52 paintings of the Last Supper over a thousand years and found depictions of food portions grew substantially larger over time. via kottke.org

Research on chess players suggests women may be more risk-averse players. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.

Tyler Cowen's Assorted Links from March 23, 2010, covers topics ranging from the books that influenced Angus to the health care bill's impact on the Amish.

via Marginal REVOLUTION.

Jonathan Bernstein argues that Republicans did not engage with the substance of the healthcare bill, instead focusing on issues like death panels and backroom deals. via Marginal Revolution.

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen discusses his thoughts on intelligence, arguing that being "too intelligent" can be a burden. via kottke.org