Linked List: May 17, 2010

Facebook’s New Privacy Control Center 

Simpler than the old interface.

Alley Insider’s Chart of the Day: How Much Tech Companies Are Spending on Lobbying 

Apple spends the least of the compared companies, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of total revenue. This suggests, perhaps, that Apple is not anticipating near-term government regulatory hassles.

The Shining’s Elevator of Blood Recreated With RealFlow and Lightwave 

I dare say it may be better than the original. Holy shit. (Via Jim Coudal, of course.)

The Macalope on Adobe’s Apple Campaign 

Adobe co-founders John Warnock and Chuck Geschke:

In the end, we believe the question is really this: Who controls the World Wide Web?

The Macalope:

This is not the question at all. Is the iPhone OS the Web? No. That’s ridiculous.

‘Cannonball’ 

Beautiful, thoughtful short film by Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari, on California’s glut of empty pools behind foreclosed homes. (Via Good, by way of Coudal.)

Josh Cooley: Inappropriate Golden Books, The Book 

Hilarious.

Ads Are Content 

Nicole Jones:

The ads you allow on your site are part of your brand.