I've seen some interesting links in the past little while. I wanted to write about each one individually, but I truly haven't had time in the last month.

• Weeds are the Fuel of the Future, from PSFK, shared by Boy in the Bands. Talk about a cash crop for the South.



• Branding in your home, also shared by Boy in the Bands. I bought Naomi Klein's No Logo ages ago. I still need to read it, but I certainly like the idea of reducing branding.



• Researchers Modify T-Cells, Make Them HIV Resistant, from Slashdot; shared by my husband.



• Obama's surveillance vote spurs blogging backlash, from CNN. Backlash? I'll say, and it's deserved, in my opinion. I'm kind of pleased to see that his supporters aren't just grinning and bearing it. There's now a GetFISARight.com site where people can sign a petition requesting accountability. It's not that I think it will do any good, it's just that he's not a messiah, and he needs to not be treated like one just because he's a better option than McCain. On the bright side, Obama is at least young enough to remember what a condom is for (see next bullet point).



• McCain’s extremist opposition to gay adoption, from ThinkProgress.org, shared by my husband. McCain's response just defies all logic. If you're not appalled enough, check out Terrance's post that provides evidence showing that McCain is completely clueless about contraception and the use of condoms to prevent the spread of STDs.



• Info on social networking for carpools, courtesy of ThingsAreGood.com.



• 2008 Hotel WiFi chart from bookofjoe, shared by Boy in the Bands (hmm, I'm noticing a trend, here). :)



• I sense you want to plead the 5th, from MetaFilter, shared by my husband. This just squicks me in more ways than I can begin to describe.



• Another shared by Boy in the Bands: Extremely Compact Frankfurt Kitchens of the 1920s, from Dinosaurs and Robots. While I wouldn't trade the kitchen that I have at home, I think it would be great to implement small kitchens in workplaces to help employees. It's much easier to control portions and make better food choices when you have the means of preparation available.



• FCC opposes Comcast P2P throttling, from ars technica; shared by my husband. This is good news. Contrary to perception, peer-to-peer file sharing is often used for legitimate business file transfer.

I think that's enough for one clearinghouse post.