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Madoff’s Coders Charged With Aiding Massive Ponzi Scheme
wired.com — Two programmers who worked for convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff have been arrested and charged with providing technical support for the massive Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of an estimated $65 billion. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
Visualizing 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books
samizdat.cc — To get a sense for the distribution of pages within the actual CYOA books, I've prepared a dataset of 12 books. They earliest date from 1979 and at the later edge are a handful from 1986. They are laid out chronologically (or according to series order for books released in the same year) with the oldest at the top left and more recent books below. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
lifehacker.com — You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time. (Submitted by braveheart007) More…
Rite of Passage (COMIC)
abstrusegoose.com — That's how it always starts... (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…

