December 2011
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The Toil Index →
In 1970, rent equalled about 40 hours of work per month for the average worker. This chart shows that number now stands at 96.
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NIH cuts funding for most Chimp testing →
Looks like Andy Serkis’ performance got through to someone at the National Institutes of Health. Wonder if it’ll get through to Academy Award voters.
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“Last night I had a horrifying dream that a group of well-intentioned middle-aged...”
– Alexandra Petri exposes the farcical hearings taking place on the Stop Online Piracy Act - an incredibly harmful bill with bipartisan support that is making its way through the House. It’s sister bill in the Senate, the Protect IP Act, is equally damaging to online innovation.