Octopodial Chrome

Here’s an interview with an author investigating the diamond industry. Every intelligent person now knows that diamonds aren’t particularly special gemstones, and that the engagement ring tradition is a marketing invention less than 80 years old; what isn’t as well known is how corrupt the industry itself is.

A former Windows user details his experiences after using Ubuntu Linux for some time. His verdict? After Ubuntu, Windows looks increasingly bad, increasingly archaic. increasingly unfriendly.