The Economics Of Prostitution, on forbes.com. Reference is also made in that article to an earlier article from the Journal of Political Economy titled "A Theory of Prostitution." (.pdf link) [via hajen]

Dell vs Dell: The short version of the story is here and it's been going on quite some time. Paul Dell had the audacity to register dellwebsites.com in 2001. Since then, Dell (you know, that huge computer company) have been trying to stop him using that domain. more inside

Squid Soup! Guess who's doing a TV SHOW! more inside

The most horrific car crash you'll ever see (Google Video). Don't watch this if you're the least bit squeamish. Lesson #1 - DON'T RUN FROM THE COPS; Lesson #2 - WEAR YOUR GODDAMED SEAT BELT!

The SimpsonMaker!

Drunken Tree Gets Axe The Stanford Tree has been fired for drinking on the job. Yes. You read that right. Stanford University, here in the ever-puzzling Bay Area, has a mascot, The Tree, and the woman inside the tree suit was found to be drinking at a basketball game, and subsequently tested to have a .15 blood acohol level. Just another entry in the long-running rivalry between Cal and Stanford.

Treasures of the European Digital Library more inside

A Map of Slave-Labor Products Click on a product to learn more about its connections to slave labor. Product information will open in a popup window. Didn't know it was still going on in the US. via memepool

Curious George: Baby gifts. So, my best friend's wife (who is also my good good friend) is having a baby. On Monday. I want to get her something. more inside

Brokeback to the Future. Flash video. via ABS. more inside

The song was somehow like dadadada-dadadada. Got it?? Tap a song with the spacebar and this website will figure out which song it was. It worked well with "Jingle Bell's", "Yesterday" and "A Hard Day's Night".

Anti-Semiticism Contest Self-parody as the new weapon in the war on intolerance. Produce the most extreme anti-Semitic cartoon you can possibly imagine, and submit it to the contest. The best entries will be posted online. But only if the cartoonist is Jewish. more inside

Curious George: Mac OS X error -10810 Since MoFi lately has embraced Mac tech support, I thought I might try my luck here too... I am finding that after a while I cannot launch any new apps... sometimes quitting one of the open apps allows me to open another, but more often than not, I just get an error -10810 when I try to open the new application. I'm using a dual 2.0 G5, and upgrading from 10.4.4 to 10.4.5 made no difference. I did some googling and all I found was a suggestion to repair permissions from my install dvd-- did that with no effect. Nothing on apple's boards either. Logging out or rebooting cures it for a while, but the problem keeps coming back. I would be grateful for any help or suggestions.

Oil Execs Formed US Energy Policy , something that was long suspected and denied (but not under oath). In fact, the Oil Cartels are doing a heckuva job, with Exxon in particular making the highest record profits of any company ever in the history of the world. The POTUS is concerned however, saying "Here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil" but don't worry. He'll give them 7 Billion to think about what they've done. more inside

Curious George: USB wi-fi adapter for an old iBook. I've got an old iBook, running OSX, and I want to get wireless access. Anybody know a USB wi-fi adapter that'll work with my machine with minimal tinkering? more inside

Let the Eagle soar... Our favourite ski-jumper (allright, the only one I can even name), Eddie the Eagle, talks a bit with the ceeb about what he's been up to lately.

Okay, it's juvenile. It's not new, hot, topical, or anything. I just find this to be a very funny book cover. more inside

Richard Dawkins multimedia links This is a collection of links to video and audio files of Richard Dawkins weighing in on a variety of topics, including science, religion, revenge, and Douglas Adams. The same site has links for James Randi, Michael Shermer, Steven Pinker and a couple other skeptics. (MP3s, RealPlayer files, QT movies)

No smoking please we're British, er, I mean, English Finally the UK Govt. Has woken up and smelt the nicotine and gone for a TOTAL ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces. This is good news for all, especially me , an non smoker, as I play in a band in places where smoking is currently permitted. Thanks UK Govt., yer done somthing right for a change!!!

Slime control - What's bright yellow, slimy, several metres in diameter, hides in dark, moist, humid places, responds to food sources by moving towards and engulfing them? Oh! and has just been given six legs by engineers. Physarum polycephalum