Linked List: February 23, 2009

Monday, 23 February 2009

Does TechCrunch Publish Scurrilous Unsubstantiated Bullshit but Lamely Attempt to Cover Their Asses by Ending Their Sensational Headlines With Question Marks? ★: Yes.
The Award for Best Super-Hero Movie ★: Khoi Vinh:

To fail to acknowledge “The Dark Knight” or its director accordingly is, to me, just more evidence that the Academy Awards is a credible measure of nothing other than timid fickleness.
‘Do You Really Think Apple’s Going to Take Business Advice From a Bunch of Cheapskates?’ ★: I suppose it had to happen sooner or later, but I’m surprised nonetheless to be writing the following sentence. I completely agree with Adrian Kingsley-Hughes.
Tropicana to Abandon Craptacular New Brand and Packaging ★: That didn’t take long:

“Do any of these package-design people actually shop for orange juice?” the writer of one e-mail message asked rhetorically. “Because I do, and the new cartons stink.”
Sasha Obama Keeps Seeing Creepy Bush Twins While Riding Tricycle Through White House ★: The Onion:

While some White House staffers believe the visions to be nothing more than a child’s plea for attention, others are less skeptical, claiming that the building’s last resident committed horrible atrocities.
Banking on the Brink ★: Paul Krugman:

The Obama administration, says Robert Gibbs, the White House spokesman, believes “that a privately held banking system is the correct way to go.” So do we all. But what we have now isn’t private enterprise, it’s lemon socialism: banks get the upside but taxpayers bear the risks.