2010-03-31 (Wednesday)

Links

1. LRB · John Lanchester · The Great British Economy Disaster

   Another must-read. “This is a direct transfer of wealth from the taxpayer to the banks, and the only difference between it and an actual, physical licence to print money is that the banks don’t have a piece of paper with the words ‘Official Licence to Print Money’ written across the top.”

2. A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things — Daily Intel

   This is terrible - these “mundane things” are all science and engineering things which could be fascinating. It’s like the cool kids pointing and laughing at geeks.

3. Raph’s Website » GDC10: Justin Hall, Fate of a Social Games Company

   Notes on Justin’s talk of his experience of GameLayers. i’m also a sucker for tales of start-ups. (via Alice)

4. David Mamet’s Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit | Movieline

   I’m a sucker for writing tips, whatever medium they’re intended for. (via Daring Fireball)

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