A scrapbook of bad designs: things that violate human factors principles (and common sense). [via Nooface]

Third World Traveler: articles and excerpts with an alternative view. This one in particular seems recently relevant: Blowback - The Costs and Consequences of American Empire. [via Ethel The Blog]

Powell asked Qatar to rein in an anti-American independent TV station.

use Lovecraft qw(cthulhu);: the horrifying story of a young man seduced by the hidden knowledge of Un*x. [via fozbaca]

Ancient Secret System Moves Money Globally [via lgf]