A neat article I found. I'm all for more libraries and less Wal-Marts myself. (Now I know in some areas, folks don't have much choice in where to shop, it's Wal-mart or nothing, but still, using abandoned space for a library is a very good thing, to me)

Where Walmart departs, a library succeeds

( Article under cut for the non link-clicky types )

A friend of mine pointed me towards this: Code Hero, a video game that teaches people to make video games. It has a Kickstarter campaign that may not succeed, so I thought I'd boost the signal.