Mindless link propagation

Not much time to blog because work travel, but here is some of the stuff I would have been linking to if I were writing anything. I plan to get started again over the holiday break.

What can possibly go wrong?

Simler and Hanson on Our Hidden Motivations in Everyday Life

Universities spend millions on accessing results of publicly funded research

The “hater” is calling from inside the cap table

How our housing choices make adult friendships more difficult

Former Gawker employees are crowdfunding to relaunch a Gawker.com that’s owned by a nonprofit and funded by readers

‘Data arbitrage is as big a problem as media arbitrage’: Confessions of a media exec

The First Women in Tech Didn’t Leave—Men Pushed Them Out

“Phantom debt” schemers target millions of Americans. After thousands of phone calls, one target got his revenge.

The digital hippies want to integrate life and work – but not in a good way

The Rise of Rust in Dev/Ops

Breaking Cliques at Events

I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor

Not Every Kid-Bond Matures