June 2014

Not Everyone Is Beautiful | Mindless Productivity
“It builds the self-esteem, makes people feel valued, and spreads joy and happiness across the internet. It’s also bullshit.”
(tags: beauty society)
The Best Of The Queen Vs. “Game Of Thrones”
Best one: Windsor is coming.
(tags: game-of-thrones queen uk royalty)
Tony Blair, dread creature of the forbidden swamp | Idiot Joy Showland
Author does not like Blair very much.
(tags: funny horror tony-blair politics)

The Fall Of Intrade And The Business Of Betting On Real Life
“There’s always been a thin line between investing and gambling, and one firm turned the concept into a multimillion-dollar industry until the government shut it down. As number crunchers like Nate Silver become cultural touchstones, how does Intrade’s fate predict the future of how we process the world?”
(tags: prediction gambling intrade law business betting markets elections)