Interesting Links for 25-04-2012
Apr. 25th, 2012 05:00 pm- Good grades are key to cutting 'risky behaviour', says Gove - Telegraph
'Michael Gove said formal sex education lessons may not be needed if schools can raise pupils’ overall grades across the curriculum.' Dear person-who-is-in-charge-of-education-for-the-entire-bloody-country… I wish to introduce you to a simple statistical phrase; "Correleation does not imply causation"
- Google Drive: Hard to download, but free (as in beer) - Computerworld Blogs
This is the best look at the new Google Drive that I've found from a quick through the news, it even has a link for the sign-up (or rather, sign-up-to-be-told-when-they'll-deign-to-allow-you-it) page.
- Romney campaign spent $18.50 per vote - CNN
Romney spent a total of $76.6 million, far more than any other campaign. That total is, for example, more than the combined spending of Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
- BBC News - Twitter effect: How the hashtag has shaped political debate
'Some now argue the hashtag has come of age politically. It matters - whether you're on Twitter or not.'
- The Geeks Who Saved Prince of Persia's Source Code From Digital Death | Game|Life | Wired.com