How not to be evil.

A pair of darned fine stories from NY Times:

How not to steal a Sidekick
How not to sell busted laptops on eBay

Oakland! Such a value.

Wanted: Armageddonist Factoids

Heard via NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me over the weekend. Hilarious.

Mentos + Diet Coke = Bellagio

The mechanics of how this works, come to think of it, is probably related to...

* Why sodas poured into a glassful of ice always fizzes more and ends up tasting flat.
* The Guinness can widget