Linkdump – October 25

• The Internet black hole that is North Korea (u/p: keeskist)
  Kim Jung-Il to Madeleine Albright: “Please give me your e-mail address.”
• The Credit Card Prank II
  “How far could I go before they would check my credit card signature?”
• Richard Dawkins: Why There Almost Certainly Is No God
  “Not only do we need no God to explain the universe and life. God stands out in the universe as the most glaring of all superfluous sore thumbs.”
• Gerhard Schroeder thought George Bush was a theomaniac
  “Quite rightly, we criticize that in most Islamic states the role of religion in society and the secular character of the legal system are not clearly separated,” he said. “But we haven’t taken note as readily of the U.S. Christian fundamentalists and their interpretation of the Bible that show similar tendencies.”
• Governments Fund the Darnedest Things
  Great list of 7 of the largest, oddest, and most useless state projects in the world.
• What it takes to be great
  “The secret? Painful and demanding practice and hard work.”
• Complete 911 Timeline
  “This timeline is meant to be a comprehensive resource for anyone attempting to understand 9/11 and the “war on terrorism” in general.”
• 10 Marketing Tactics Under $10
  My favorite: #1. “Instead of putting a 39-cent stamp on an envelope, put 39 1-cent stamps on the front of an envelope. [...] so your mail isn’t thrown away or ignored.”