- UK ID Card Technology Cloned… – "… in 12 minutes." Wonder when the government will get the message that ID cards are a bad idea. Oh, and there's no such thing as unforgeable.
- The hidden truth behind drug company profits – "The idea of ring-fencing life-saving medical knowledge so a few people can profit from it is one of the great grotesqueries of our age. We have to tear down this sick system – so the sick can live." Big companies and the patent system effectively kill the poorest and most vulnerable people.
- Bodega – Interesting idea: an app store for the Mac. Not run by Apple and hence no crazy review process!
Tag Archives: health
My delicious.com bookmarks for February 26th through February 28th
- Ryanair's New Emergency Instructions Could Be Real One Day – Funny. Though we probably shouldn't give them ideas.
- Liberal Democrats – Freedom Bill 2009 – I didn't hear about this first time around, but it sounds like a good idea. As one of the commenters noted, even if it doesn't go anywhere it might make the Government justify why these laws are needed when there are perfectly good, less draconian one already in place.
- Among the Inept, Researchers Discover, Ignorance Is Bliss – "People who do things badly … are usually supremely confident of their abilities — more confident, in fact, than people who do things well." I can't actually remember how I stumbled across this link any more, but it makes fascinating reading. Does kind of make you a little paranoid, though.
- 10 Geeky Tricks for Getting Out of Bed in the Morning – I should probably read this more closely when I'm properly awake. I'm getting worse and worse at getting up in the morning…
My delicious.com bookmarks for February 12th through February 14th
- Scientists Agree: It's in His Kiss – "Over 90 percent of human society engages in what, if you get right down to it, seems like a very strange thing to do: putting faces together and trading spit." Seems like a very appropriate thing to discuss on Valentine's Day…
- Anti-Bootlegging Measures and the iPhone App Store – There's a lot of talk about cracked iPhone apps at the moment and the measures that developers are taking. The interesting and surprising thing here is how effective a polite message is, at least in the case of a Mac app.
- 1234567890 Day – Finally, an event worth celebrating…
My delicious.com bookmarks for January 14th through January 15th
- China's three-horse mobile bet: Repeating America's mistakes – "We’ve seen from the last big experiment in multiple standards that competition doesn’t always lead to more choice and lower prices. That experiment was the US – the place that leads in technology, internet and computer design, yet trails in mobile phone technology."
- 'Visions link' to coffee intake – My alma mater finds a connection between coffee and hallucinations. I was saying the same thing to a pink elephant only the other day…
- Pound shop forced to close – after 99p store opens across the road – In a recession every penny counts I suppose! Not in The Onion or Newsbiscuit as you might imagine… (Via @antairgames)