Sunday, June 20, 2010

Give up your seat on the bus and make Alex Trebek happy

- Have you ever asked a woman if she was pregnant, only to find out in abject horror that she was not pregnant?  I almost did this once.  It's a nightmare social scenario.  The easy solution is to simply avoid asking all women if they are pregnant.  However, what if you are on a bus, sitting in a seat, and a woman who may be pregnant is standing in front of you?  Many cities have laws requiring you to give up your seat to a pregnant woman.  Here are some tips to avoid making such a faux pas:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8730106.stm




- The differences between PC viruses, malware, spyware, worms, and other types of malicious software:
http://lifehacker.com/5560443/whats-the-difference-between-viruses-trojans-worms-and-other-malware




- Facebook games drop in popularity:
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/across-the-board-top-facebook-games-take-a-tumble/1401804




- Google versus Apple.  Five years ago this fight was Microsoft versus Apple.  Sign of the times:
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/12/phone-fight.html




- Like movies, video games have suffered in quality over the past ten years.  Here's the main reason why:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/publishers-note/7688-Publisher-Note-10-E-for-Everyone-Except-Me




- Lovely maps showing where Americans are moving to, and where Americans are moving from:
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/move/




- IBM supercomputer to participate in the game-show Jeopardy:
http://hothardware.com/News/IBMs-Watson-Supercomputer-Stars-In-Jeopardy-Promo-Video-Nearly-Ready-For-Primetime/

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