Submissions by crocus

AOL to Lay Off 10% of Staff Due to Ad Meltdown, Refocus on New Structure

History of the Playboy centerfold

In Defence of Penmanship

Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Slow It Down

Study Pinpoints Main Source of Asia’s Brown Air Pollution Cloud

Clinical trials: Unfavorable results often go unpublished

Dutch government study: net effect of P2P use is positive

Chaos Reigns in the PC Industry

Australian police avoid arrests due to bad new computer system

U.S. VC Investment Down 8% in 2008. Last Quarter Slowest Since 2005

Device helped ensure US Airways plane would float

New Family Of Antibacterial Agents Uncovered

A Cheap, Easy, and Scandinavian WiFi Antenna.

Evidence emerges of Israeli use of phosphorus weapons in Gaza

Parser Combinators in C

Value Investing? Answer: Invest in Yourself

In Civil-Contempt Cases, Jail Time Can Stretch On for Years

14% of U.S. Adults Can't Read (63% of Prison Inmates)

The Chestnut blight: "unrivaled in the history of human-wrought ecological disasters"

What happened to Zimbabwe

China's children buckling under the pressure of their parents' deferred dreams

Facial Frontier: What Your Face Reveals about You

As Program Moves Poor to Suburbs, Tensions Follow