links for 2009-07-06

• Palin Threats To News Organizations Seems Misguided | Techdirt
  Perceptive post by Michael Masnick
  (tags: usa politics Sarah.Palin law defamation libel lawsuits press blogging)

links for 2009-07-05

• Antidepressiva som Alvedon « Isabelle Ståhl – istället för sömn
  Intressant om SSRI-preparat och läkemedelsindustrin
  (tags: psykofarmaka ssri läkemedel sv-se)

links for 2009-07-02

• War Nerd: Iran’s Cedar Show, A.K.A. Don’t Get Excited, the Protestors Are Just Letting Off Some Steam – By Gary Brecher – The eXiled
  I think Brecher is right on the money here.
  (tags: iran elections politics government)

links for 2009-06-29

• Unsocial – Tao of Mac
  Rui Carmo says goodbye to Twitter and FriendFeed. Good reasons for this are presented
  (tags: twitter friendfeed facebook unsocial Rui.Carmo)

links for 2009-06-28

• The Angry Drunk » Today’s Round of Idiocy
  Foul-mouthed internet feuds, exhibit 1A
  (tags: internet tough guy feud ranting clueless funny)
• theinferior4+1 – Speaking Ill of the Dead
  Lucius Shepard pulls no punches regarding Michael Jackson
  (tags: Michael.Jackson culture pop death obit)

links for 2009-06-27

• Damien Katz: Formula Engine Rewrite
  This is such an amazing story
  (tags: devel software code ibm lotus notes formula rewrite)
• InfoQ: CouchDB and Me
  Great presentation with a lot of nice personal history
  (tags: devel software video presentation database opensource couchdb erlang inspiration life career)
• Ned Batchelder: Conover Plastics
  expressing something I've thought a lot about lately
  (tags: industry complexity business)
• Why The Healthcare Industry Doesn't Want Electronic Medical Records | Techdirt
  “[...] it would also expose the entire scam of the healthcare system: which is that they make a ton of money from inefficiencies baked into the system, which are totally hidden from view. It's a massive boondoggle for the industry, and e-healthcare records would actually make it easier for people to understand that the healthcare system profits from people being sick and not from having them be well.''
  (tags: us health big-pharma)

links for 2009-06-23

• Nya vab-intygen: dyrt och krångligt – Allt om Barn
  Det kunde man ju räkna ut med ena handens lillfinger
  (tags: sv-se vab tillfällig föräldrapenning försäkringskassan intyg slöseri blanketthysteri politik)

links for 2009-06-22

• Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands : Image of the Day
  Amazing image
  (tags: volcano eruption photography space)
• Nikon sb24 user manual
  borrowed one from David, gotta learn how to use it!
  (tags: nikon flash sb24 strobist photography)

links for 2009-06-21

• 50 years of Nikon F-mount – Nikkor-S 5.8 cm f/1.4 vs. Nikkor AF-S 50 mm f/1.4G – Introduction – Lenstip.com
  wonderfully nerdy comparison of 2 lenses 49 years apart. Contains some nice historical and optical info
  (tags: nikon lens comparison nikkor 5.8cm-f1.4 50mm-f1.4 history)

links for 2009-06-18

• Pete Hoekstra Is A Meme
  “To Hoekstra is to whine using grandiose exaggerations and comparisons.''
  (tags: politics humour blog lolimage republicans meme usa)