Cat yoga and weekend reading links 17 December 2010

If humans do the “Down Dog” yoga pose, what do cats do?

Below are some weekend reading links for your enjoyment, perhaps while you warm up from shoveling all that snow.

• One take on why unemployment is so high yet many startups can’t find enough qualified people to hire
  • Easy riders: State troopers, caught with suspect diplomas, sue state for “emotional distress”
    • Travelers seem not to mind: Airline baggage fees top $2.5 billion
      • Sir Terry Pratchett writes about having Alzheimer’s
        • [ WATCH ] The Gods have spoken: Thor, the movie trailer
          • [ WATCH ] The best explanation so far of Ireland’s financial crisis [ WARNING: this is the unvarnished truth, and an unvarnished Irishman, so there’s a LOT of swearing! NSFW ]
            • [ WATCH ] Around 100 BCE the ancient Greeks built a mechanical computer, but the device was lost. Recently the device was found and rebuilt, out of LEGOs