Don't call the cops

Amanda Marcotte on why we shouldn't censor Rush Limbaugh. (Let the market take care of it. Even Preparation H decided he's too big a pain in the ass for them to fix.)

Thanx to Pandagon.

Because we are the product, not the consumer

An explanation of why things like Facebook are so awful. It also, as maiac commented to me yesterday, explains why so many comment sections are awful.

Sure they use new terms like funnels, engagement metrics, conversions and click-throughs, but when you strip away the buzzwords we’re in the 1950′s trying to create a TV show that appeals to housewives so we can show them ads for Tide.

Thanx to andrewducker

Preexisting knowledge

Maybe this is why the insurance biz doesn't want to cover people with preexisting conditions.

Thanx to andrewducker

Another criminal organization

Once again bradhicks has a sharp view of what's going on: this time, Wall Street.