Phligm Phlagm III

[philmophlegm]

Second best headline of the day.

Best headline of the day.

The Births and Deaths of English Monarchs (at least those since 1066...Mapped.

Happy Tax Freedom Day, fellow wage slaves!

Mind you, it's still almost a month before 'Government Stops Spending Day'...

Olympic Mascots Wenlock Policeman Figurine. Sinister as anything, but worth reading the reviews.

The Cost of Being an Unbeatable Evil Overlord (looks like me and Charles Stross aren't the only people who think that genre fiction lacks sufficient accountancy...)

Comments

[widgetfox.livejournal.com]

More genre accountancy here (http://io9.com/5913491/what-are-the-tax-implications-of-the-zombie-apocalypse).

[knirirr.livejournal.com]

Those Wenlock reviews are excellent.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

And some SF economics here -
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/paul-krugman-geeks-guide-galaxy/all/1

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

I try not to give Krugman any more publicity than he already gets. His exposure in the media far outweighs his importance as an economist.

See here for my explanation of the economic mechanism behind this:
http://gwendally.livejournal.com/720542.html#comments

[eledonecirrhosa.livejournal.com]

Thanks for those. I find the plush Wenlock policeman more sinister looking than the plastic one.