Links for February 15th, 2010

  • Steven Levy on the Desktop Mouse and Its Inevitable Extinction
  • "As long as desktops exist, it’s nice to have a great mouse to use with them. But ultimately, we’re going to be doing our pointing without devices — either by touching surfaces directly or gesturing air-guitar style as cameras interpret our movements."

  • We Just Can’t Help It…..
  • "How wonderful is that? What a gift this camera I curse is! A flying carpet into people’s lives. A certitude that this time, I will be richer for putting my camera to my eye. There’s no money on the line here. Just human encounter. Here, now, the camera becomes an instant learning machine."

  • Links to Spirituality Found in the Brain
  • "Scientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality"

  • Economist’s View: Filibusters Now and Then
  • Filibusters Now and Then If the Founders intended this, Americans discovered it rather late.

  • Ghostery
  • Ghostery alerts you about the web bugs, ad networks and widgets on every page on the web.

  • The Top 43 Sexiest U.S. Presidents
  • "It's President's Day and just like every year, lists ranking the efficacy, intelligence, and popularity of the forty-three U.S. Presidents abound. Here at Nerve, we put together our own list, celebrating the most important presidential characteristic: sex appeal."


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