Links for February 15th, 2010
- Steven Levy on the Desktop Mouse and Its Inevitable Extinction
- We Just Can’t Help It…..
- Links to Spirituality Found in the Brain
- Economist’s View: Filibusters Now and Then
- Ghostery
- The Top 43 Sexiest U.S. Presidents
"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."
"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."
"Scientists have identified areas of the brain that, when damaged, lead to greater spirituality"
Filibusters Now and Then If the Founders intended this, Americans discovered it rather late.
Ghostery alerts you about the web bugs, ad networks and widgets on every page on the web.
"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."


