AIG Is Preparing to Pay Millions More in Bonuses
washingtonpost.com — WashingtonPost.com — American International Group is preparing to pay millions of dollars more in bonuses to several dozen top corporate executives after an earlier round of payments four months ago set off a national furor. More…
Lost in Translation; Why Sarah Palin really quit us.
slate.com — FTA: Once you understand that Palin's only actual message is the importance of loving and understanding Palin, it becomes easier to understand why she quit. The more Palin tries to explain herself, the more we all fail to get her. Every time she goes off script, she makes less sense. More…
"The DNA Code" - Is Life Hardwired in the Universe?
dailygalaxy.com — A recent mathematical analysis says that life as we know it is written into the laws of reality. DNA is built from a set of twenty amino acids - the first ten of those can create simple prebiotic life, and now it seems that those ten are thermodynamically destined to occur wherever they can. More…
Since gays & lesbians can't say "I do", Clergy say "I won't"
salon.com — As part of a nationwide movement, some clergy are refusing to oversee the union of couples until the right to marry is granted to all, and laws like Proposition 8 in California, which deny the right of same-sex couples to marry, are repealed. More…
100 Essential Skills for Geeks
wired.com — Like all good Geeks you should be able to utilize resources to accomplish any of these things. Knowing where to look for the knowledge is as good as having it so give yourself points if you are certain that you could Google the knowledge necessary for a skill. More…
Mormon New Zealand Man Beat Daughter Over Church Refusal
nzherald.co.nz — A 55-year-old man who beat his daughter over the head with a lump of concrete when she refused to go to his Mormon church "does not understand what all the fuss is about," Hastings District Court has heard. Uluia Muliipu appeared in court after pleading guilty to one count of assault with intent to injure. More…
ADN Confirms: Palin's Story Doesn't Hold Up
huffingtonpost.com — A large chunk of that work went into the personnel board "Troopergate" investigation, which Palin herself initiated on the grounds that a legislation investigation was politicized. Only three of the ethics complaints are still pending, a fact that makes Palin's explanation seem even less sensible. More…
The Digg Toolbar for Firefox lets you Digg, submit content, and keep track of Digg even when you're not on the Digg site. Download the official