Yesterday we had a swarm of bees in our back yard. And when I saw a swarm, I mean something pretty damned impressive looking. Not like a mile wide swarm of locusts devouring everything in their path, but still, not just a few bees hanging out together either ( Read more... )

Among employees who work for Google, Mr. Obama received about $720,000 in itemized contributions this year, compared with only $25,000 for Mr. Romney.

Via Nate Silver

Last year, for the first time, spending by Apple and Google on patent lawsuits and unusually big-dollar patent purchases exceeded spending on research and development of new products, according to public filings. Via Yglesias

Google Earth has the option to give you the distance between any two points on Earth in units of smoots.

Google "space aliens poll" without quotes and (at least for me) look at the 6th entry.

Try googling 'San Francisco murder rate over time' not within quotes ( Read more... )

Someone recently asked about the most significant technological change ( Read more... )