It may just be an old-fashioned link-fest, but for me it's a round-up of all the interesting tidbits of information that have caught my attention. They pile up.
Here's a list of the bloodiest one-day battles in history. (economist)
20 great photos of the US Civil War. (ListUniverse)
The migrations of the Atomic Bomb. (NYT)
And a look at what all the fighting is about in today's world. (good)
And the Future of War. (wired)
Life Magazine released their photo archives onto Google for searching. (g.img)
And the New York Public Library goes on flickr. (NYPLflickr)
Marijuana may be good for memory. At a dosage equal to one puff. (wired)
And the Swiss are giving out free heroin. (CTV)
Fantastic photos of a polar bear playing with dogsled huskies! (noimpactman)
Rummy begins the revision of history, according to Slate. (slate)
Five physics lessons for Obama. (foreignpolicy)
US influence continues to wane in the world. (CBC) (NIC)
And how now looks like the new middle ages. (good)
Michael Moore on the auto bailout. (mm)
And Stiglitz wants them to go bankrupt. (good)
Maybe we can make our own cars: do it yourself factories. (good)
The Great Depression in British Columbia. (tyee)
What will Depression 2009 look like? (bostonglobe)
Warning signs you are in financial diffculty. (CTV)
And it's never too early to plan ahead. (finpost)
Is your attitude for work a Ninja, Pirate or Zombie? (PtB)
It's still better to be an oblivious narcissist. (CanBusi)
And here's the place to work: Perfect, Inc. (good)
Or turn your hobby into revenue. (CanBusi)
Start the planning habit early: teaching kids to plan. (OH)
Slate asks if we should resurrect the Neanderthal. (slate)
Tyrolean Iceman may have treated his own wounds. (NatlGeo) (wired)
Dogs show envy. Or want justice. (CBC) (wired)
Meteors may have sparked life on Earth. (wired)
The Antikythera mechanism was rebuilt and restarted. (wired)
An ancient mass grave from Punic War times was found in Italy. (NatlGeo)
Book review of The Superorganism. (NYT)
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