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Interesting Links for 02-08-2012
Aug. 2nd, 2012 12:00 pm- Tax avoidance investigations into big businesses get more aggressive - and pull in nearly £1billion more
- The curious case of the blind man who could still see.
- Fifty Shades of Grey is now the bestselling book ever on Amazon - beating off Harry Potter.
- New drywall building material can cut buildings' energy consumption by 40% by stabilising temperature.
- I just pledged towards a Kickstarter for finding out how to make America more like Scandinavia
- Dan "Community" Harmon has _three_ shows in development. Yaaaaaay!
- Wrigley Co. Uses Bestiality to Sell Skittles
- Real life mech! Or possibly very nicely faked mech! Either way: mech!
- Cabinet discusses full nationalisation of RBS
- 007 - The Business of Bond
Don't forget to click "adjust for inflation" to see how the early movies compare. Particularly considering their budgets.
- Valve's Source Engine runs faster on Linux than it does on Windows.
- E-book festival aimed to attract 25,000 people - manged less than 100.
- Hamas blasts Palestinian official's Auschwitz visit
- No-frills savings plans outlined by the UK Treasury.
Can't see them being popular, myself. If the government wants a good baseline savings product it could do them itself, via the Post Office.
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