links and stuff

[mindstalk]

Tesco, a major UK supermarket chain, apparently does 'deals' like "1 for 90 pence, 2 for 1.90!"

Israel doesn't see Democracy Now as journalism; hasn't returned cameras;
soldiers pointed guns at heads of flotilla members
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/8/israel_deports_democracy_now_correspondent_jihan

Koch Cain connection under fire.
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/8/koch_cain_connection_irs_probe_ties

A Libertarian Economist retracts a swipe at the left—after discovering
that our political leanings leave us more biased than we think.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/12/i-was-wrong-and-so-are-you/8713/
(The full results support *my* guess, that your average leftist doesn't know or understand the usual arguments against minimum wage or rent control, but the average rightist, while more likely to regurgitate stuff from Econ 101, is prone to ignoring the inconvenient bits like externalities or the unreality of the perfect competition assumption. Or Keynesian macro, of course.)

Sarkozy calls Netanyahu liar, Obama kind of agrees
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15635476

RIAA hypocrisy
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/abridy/dont-regulate-internet-no-wait-regulate-internet

There is apparently approximately no Black Company (Glen Cook) fanfic out there. Except for that one pretty good crossover with Lord of the Rings.

evil social network Klout
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2011/11/evil-social-networks.html

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/7/us_drone_kills_16_year_old
and 12 year old, iin Pakistan

most honey superfiltered
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/