Delicious LiveJournal Links for 9-23-2009

[andrewducker]

• Recruiting Autistics
  Once on the job, the consultants stay focused beyond the point when most minds go numb. As a result, they make far fewer mistakes. One client who hired Specialisterne workers to do data entry found that they were five to 10 times more precise than other contractors.
  (tags: autism employment)
• ASCIIpOrtal
  Portal - in ASCII!
  (tags: games opensource linux ascii portal)
• The Finale of the Ultimate Meta Mega Crossover
  In which Vernor Vinge meets Greg Egan and my head explodes.
  
  Makes no sense at all if you haven't read both Egan and Vinge.
  (tags: scifi GregEgan VernorVinge fanfic)
• Is James Palumbo's novel Tomas a clever joke?
  I love the review. Just perfect.
  (tags: review books writing)
• Smoking bans may reduce heart attacks by more than a third
  Two independent health reviews have found that heart attack rates dropped steeply in areas where bans have been introduced, with one reporting 36% fewer cases three years after smoke-free legislation came in.
  (tags: health smoking heart)