links: less politics, more geekery

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Turtledove Rosencrantz Shakespeare fanfic of fanfic
http://www.tor.com/stories/2009/03/we-havent-got-there-yet

Buffy Slayer Watchers Council origins fanfic, in history text form
http://stormwreath.livejournal.com/118135.html

Not as good as the above IMO but anima_mecanique liked it
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4719758/1/Avatar_Aang_An_Annotated_Bibliography

http://blog.seattlepi.com/davidhorsey/2011/03/01/cartoon-jobs-tax-cuts-and-billionaires/

world defense spending
http://cdn1.globalissues.org/i/military/10/country-distribution-2009.png

low social cost of no lifetime limits on health insurance
http://www.bnet.com/blog/healthcare-business/no-lifetime-limit-on-health-coverage-is-a-good-deal-for-americans/1815

Anonymous warns about Koch role in Wisconsin: bill to allow the state to
sell utilities to anyone at any price without public notification or
debate
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108138-Anonymous-Uncovers-Corruption-in-Wisconsin-Labor-Dispute

US economy has grown:1950-1970 57%, 1970-1990 54%, 1990-2010 30%. But
median income kept up until 1970, has stagnated since then. If it had
grown, median would be getting $85,000/year.
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/02/the-politics-of-nostalgia

first gay male kisses in US TV
http://pennyandaggie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=90185#90185
http://pennyandaggie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=90188#90188
http://pennyandaggie.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=90213#90213

Spartan women
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/womenofsparta.html

hidden wonders of South America
giant waterfall found in South America in 2005
http://www.slate.com/id/2285086/
last of the Inca grass bridges
http://www.slate.com/id/2286002/
Uros floating islands of Lake Titicaca, totally touristy now
http://www.slate.com/id/2286372/
the eternal lightning storm. Geography and maybe methane
http://www.slate.com/id/2284051/pagenum/all/
Andean zipline bridge
http://www.slate.com/id/2283517/

who delivered the Silmaril to Dior?
http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=13586002&postcount=55

women doctors getting paid less
http://fanw.livejournal.com/334872.html

Ayn Rand flowchart Damien Broderick says I posted
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/MihoshiK/arflowchart2copy.png
Objectivism summarized
http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?s=2d8cca834f9771b28c587edb72409d7c&p=4621352&postcount=13

libertarian says no to taxes for asteroid defense
http://volokh.com/2011/02/15/asteroid-defense-and-libertarianism/
the fun bit is comenters calling the author out for not being pure enough

White Wolf design philosophy, splats and organizations and all
http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=13573788&postcount=72

Yuri fanfic prompt challenge
http://yuri-challenge.dreamwidth.org/