Linked List: October 10, 2010

Sunday, 10 October 2010

Banksy Storyboarded and Directed Tonight’s Opening of The Simpsons ★

So great.

Yankees Sweep Twins, Head to American League Championship Series ★

Eight more wins for 28.

Charlie the Chimp Dies at 52 Despite Smoking Habit ★

The BBC:

A chimpanzee famous for smoking cigarettes has died at a South African zoo, aged 52. Charlie the chimp started smoking when some visitors to Mangaung zoo, in Bloemfontein, threw him lit cigarettes.

Alex King on Buying an Android Phone ★

He researched, he waited, he ordered, and before his phone even arrived, a more appealing new model was announced.

Devil’s advocate perspective: There’s a constant stream of new hardware in the Android world, and Apple is trying to stay ahead releasing just one new model per year.