The agency also found that 2009 was the second warmest year since 1880, when modern temperature measurement began. The warmest year was 2005. The other hottest recorded years have all occurred since 1998, NASA said.
via Past Decade Warmest on Record, NASA Data Shows – NYTimes.com. Just saying.
Check out a great speech from DF’s John Gruber titled “Auteur Theory of Design” where he examines why some companies with a boatload of talented and creative engineers still manage to produce second rate products.
via John Gruber on the “Auteur Theory of Design” from Macworld 2009 | Edible Apple. At every job or product I’ve seen this theory of the design quality of a product rises or falls to the design talent of the person in charge, it’s extremely true.
In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of MONOPOLY, Hasbro introduces MONOPOLY: Revolution Edition, which reinvents the traditional game board with a new look, featuring a round game board, standout packaging, electronic banking, music and sound effects.
via Hasbro Introduces MONOPOLY: Revolution Edition | TRENDY GADGET. I want to pick this up, the design looks awesome. It looks like it would be much easier for how people really play. Set the board in the middle of a dining room table with people all around the board as opposed to only 2-4 people playing around a small game table.
Electronic and paper books from the publisher Macmillan were returning to Amazon.com on Friday evening, ending a weeklong public conflict as the parties negotiated over the future price of e-books.
via Macmillan Books Return to Amazon After Dispute – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com. It’s only been a week of authors freaking out of what would happen to their sales.
Following the Supreme Court decision implicitly granting corporations the right to free speech (by determining that political spending is a kind of speech), a corporation has decided to take what it believes to be “democracy’s next step”: It is running for Congress.
via Corporation Says It Will Run for Congress – Economix Blog – NYTimes.com. How much fun is this?
