Brian Gongol
Iowa and Nebraska form a bright spot on the drought map
Britain initiates a partial nationalization of its major banks
Don't be surprised if something similar happens in the US: The Treasury Secretary is already hinting at it.
A little math could result in a little less regret
Gmail offers a tool to protect users from themselves: "Mail Goggles" (like an inverse version of beer goggles) will force users to do some math problems, quickly, before the system will allow them to send their messages during specified windows...generally intended to be the hours when the hapless Gmail user might find himself or herself intoxicated. It's clever and funny, and a little harder to brush off than a simple pop-up box asking, "Do you really want to send this?"
