Believes Syrian government’s collapse is eminent.
Flash Sales Site Fab Raises $105 Million
Venture capitalists have invested another $105 million in Fab.com at a $600 million valuation, a sign investors still see potential in the business of luxury “flash sales” even as growth rates slow and profits remain elusive.
via WSJ.com: Weekend Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444097904577535323312754532.html?mod=rss_Weekend_Journal
Unique Neandertal arm morphology due to scraping, not spearing
Unique arm morphology in Neandertals was likely caused by scraping activities such as hide preparation, not spear thrusting as previously theorized, according to new research.
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120718192007.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
Primate behavior: Chimps select smart tools, monkeys intentionally beg
Chimpanzees use weight to pick the best tool, and monkeys beg more when they’re paid attention to.
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Racial resentment tied to voter ID law preferences, U.S. poll finds
A new U.S. poll reveals support for voter identification laws is strongest among Americans who harbor negative sentiments toward African Americans.
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Scalia Says He Had No ‘Falling Out’ With Chief Justice
Justice Antonin Scalia said on CNN that the Supreme Court’s bitterly divided decision upholding President Obama’s health care law had not led to a falling out with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/us/politics/justice-scalia-says-he-had-no-falling-out-with-chief-justice-roberts.html
Zimmerman Says He Doesn’t Regret Actions in Shooting
In an interview, George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman charged in the killing of Trayvon Martin, apologized to Mr. Martin’s parents but said he did not regret his actions.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/us/zimmerman-says-no-regret-for-actions-in-trayvon-martin-shooting.html
Not so Yummy
Kfc parent Yum Brands reported quarterly profit that missed Wall Street’s view amid worries about China, its top market, where economic growth has cooled to a three-year low, and its shares fell 1.5 percent to $64.54 in extended trading yesterday.
Still, the company’s enviable 10 percent…
via NY Post: Business http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/not_so_yummy_3xfZ2IotwnQTykHd9ZFrIL?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Business
WikiLeaks Is Almost Entirely Out of Money, Still Not Leaking
It’s been a very long time since WikiLeaks was in the news for anything other than Julian Assange’s drawn-out extradition battle (he’s still waiting on Ecuador, chilling at their embassy), but another constant has been its cash woes. The group blames the money issues on an “unlawful financial blockade” by Visa and Mastercard, and decided last year to “temporarily suspend its publishing operations” to focus on fund-raising. More than six months later, the whistle-blowing site has reopened its donation system through a French company, but things are getting dire.
The Wall Street Journal reports today that WikiLeaks managed to spend in the neighborhood of $300,000 in the first half of 2012, but took in just about $40,000 in donations, leaving their cash reserves somewhere around $100,000. That will all be gone “within a few months,” the site said, unless faithful souls deliver “a minimum of €1 million immediately” so that WikiLeaks can “effectively continue its mission.” Good luck with that — maybe throw in a tote bag?
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The Lego Wire
Marissa Mayer has only been CEO at Yahoo! for a day and she’s already creating viral content like a stop motion Lego version of The Wire. Imagine what we’ll get when she’s been there a week.
Audible guffaws at, “What’s up his ass?” “No one likes our season, that’s what.” (via @jonahkeri)
Tags: Legos  The Wire  TV  video
via kottke.org http://kottke.org/12/07/the-lego-wire