Author name: S Anand

Stupid US laws. I’m sure this Indiana law is quite popular: Bathing is prohibited during the winter. via kuro5hin

The Guardian on the parallels between the Roman and the American empires.

Mickey Kapoor owns a restaurant in the US, opposite to Pappadeaux’s restaurant. Every time Pappadeaux puts up a signboard, Mickey puts up a pun-board in retort. Hilarious. via Mala

Interesting Economist article by Drucker about The Near Future. The usual stuff about megatrends, which is, as always, a good read.

Joshua, in an insightful article, talks of the tradeoff between reciprocal links and quality.

Miss Universe dethroned for either being pregnant, or married. She says she’s neither, and prefers to keep the (rather valuable) tiara.

Wow! Google News is completely revamped! via CNet

Nostalgia. Remember when Microsoft was more evil than Satan himself?

More nostalgia. John Keogh patented the wheel. via Ig Nobel Prizes

Open Courseware from MIT will be open to the public on Sep 30th. OCW is a set of MIT-designed courses that will be available online to the public. via MetaFilter