These are links from my Google Reader Shared Items to interesting webpages I discovered during the week of November 3rd, 2009:

• YouTube - Black and White People Furniture – Red House Commercial – A profound statement about race relations in this country.
• Do Earmarks Matter? – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com – This doesn't mean they're ok or that politicians don't lie about getting rid of them, but still, an important point.
• The Jobless Rate for People Like You – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com – Awesome! Hat-tip to Bryan.
• Former Editor Can't Believe Shit College Newspaper Is Printing | The Onion – America's Finest News Source –
• The Simple Dollar » Does Cooking At Home Really Beat The McDonalds $1 Double Cheeseburger? –
• The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Why the mainstream media is dying – Don't necessarily agree with the conclusion, but crazy interesting PR story.
• How Developmental Aid Flows Around The Globe | – This is an opportunity cost of the Iraq/Afghan wars I had not considered.
• How Countries Spend Their Money | –
• Military Spending Worldwide | –
• Financial & Economic Infographics – VisualEconomics.com –
• The Social Security Situation | – I heart visual info.
• YouTube - Eichborn Fliegenbanner auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse. –
• Video: The 11/3 Project | The Daily Show | Comedy Central – PERFECT. This may end up on the blog.
• Paul Krugman vs. The Daily Show | Cato @ Liberty –
• 95-Year-Old Yankees Fan Afraid He'll Never Get To See Team Win 27 More World Series | The Onion – America's Finest News Source – Probably the first time I've shared a sports story.
• Op-Ed Columnist – What Independents Want – NYTimes.com –
• DOGHOUSE | The Thing About Belts –
• The Problem With Music –
• i hear your music and i see your film: Free Glen Sampler! Good Deal, enjoy! –
• Christine Hassler: Are You Having A Quarterlife Crisis? –
• Official Google Blog: Transparency, choice and control — now complete with a Dashboard! – I gotta admit, something feels very "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" about this.
• The Word – The Green Mile | November 3, 2009 | ColbertNation.com – Take that, libertarians!
• Haavard – Bill Gates sums up Microsoft's abusive history – Ugh
• Faithless elector – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – What the?! There are laws punishing them?
• Video: Indecision 2009 – Vote or Keep Going About Your Day | The Daily Show | Comedy Central – The second half is incredible.
• Why Social Security Should Go Broke Faster | Newsweek Newsweek – Robert J. Samuelson | Newsweek.com –
• Nuke the Moon: 5 Certifiably Insane Cold War Projects | Cracked.com –
• Five Myths About Our Land of Opportunity – Brookings Institution –
• AAEC – Political Cartoon by Matt Davies, Journal News – 11/03/2009 –
• Newspaper Celebrates – The Onion’s ‘Our Front Pages’ – NYTimes.com – I'd give anything to work there.
• Sales Pitches: Radio Shack Sales Staff Unfazed By 2,400% Markup – I hate Radioshack.

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Filed under: Uncategorized on November 10th, 2009