Linkwad.

1. The end of the free Internet is near, with mobile data carriers like Verizon throttling data and downresing images and the Senate resurrecting the “Internet kill switch” bill.
2. The getback: Kenneth Cole edition.
3. I haven’t been posting much about the Egyptian uprising, but here are some heart-stopping photos from the Lens and Big Picture, as well as some old-school weaponry via Andrew Sullivan.
4. “The benefits of college are growing, but the costs are growing faster.”
5. A compelling True Grit hypothesis.
6. I love the stealth-fighter look of this Lancia Stratos remake.
7. It may be dumb, but “the war on pirates” does have a ring to it.

Holy fuck.

Check out the whole Boing Boing series.

Linkwad.

1. The NYT‘s dealings with WikiLeaks, explained. Read this.
2. Baltimore City opens its databanks to the public, similar to New York’s 311 data.
3. Although copyright infringement lawsuits aren’t good for much, they’re (more) concrete proof that Thierry Guetta/Mr. Brainwash isn’t a figment of Banksy’s imagination.
4. Awesome photos of the USSR’s defunct space shuttle program.
5. Why shouldn’t non-residents be able to run for mayorships?

Linkwad.

“Capitalism: God’s way of determining who is smart, and who is poor.”

1. I want a print-quality version of the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness [Update: The Internet provides!]. NBC, get on it–you owe us for Outsourced. I only saw the pilot, but it was one of the worst half-hours of my life. So naturally, the show’s a hit.
2. I also loved An Idiot Abroad, Ricky Gervais’ “travelogue” re-airing on the Science Channel (From the article’s comments: apparently, the Science version is sanitized. I’d suggest finding the original Sky1 version.). The show sends The Ricky Gervais Show‘s Karl Pilkington to the New Seven Wonders of the World, taking Gervaisian care to make him miserable. The deleted scenes are also worth checking out.
3. I also want one of these Zzz records tees.
4. Flava Flav: still fucking retarded, via @bengmark.
5. The story of the Soloflex exercise machine involves time in a Colombian prison, assassins, and “the largest load of pot in history.”
6. The largest camera obscura ever (probably), via Giz.

Linkwad.

To the end of time:

1. 
   Another @BrendanKoerner link: a motorcycle trip across Transylvania.
2. Turns out McDonald’s burgers don’t rot, but neither do homemade ones.
3. Four new Atlas Sound demo albums music wads.