'Medieval mysticism explained with lolcats and action figures' ... +19 more must-read links

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1. Medieval mysticism explained with lolcats and action figures
2. How the Republican Congress will abandon Tea Party ideas and legislate toward the center
3. Jon Stewart to Reddit: you don't matter
4. NASA Once Again Auctioning Off Patents Your Tax Dollars Paid For
5. Blekko, the "Slashtag" search engine is slow, cumbersome, and just plain broken
6. 15+ Google Chrome extensions for better privacy control
7. Win Free Comfy Cow Ice Cream for a Year
8. Larry And Sergey Wanted Steve Jobs To Be Google's First CEO
9. Pushing back on mediocre professors
10. Points of control = Rents
11. Google Suggest Venn Diagrams
12. Reminder: Despite What You May Have Heard, Happy Birthday Should Be In The Public Domain
13. Turns Out The Evil Halloween Candy Poisoners Was Just FUD That Got You To Buy Prepackaged Candy
14. Our Government Can’t Prevent A Digital 9-11: Entrepreneurs Need To Step In
15. What You Should Know
16. One in Five Facebook Employees Has No Imagination Whatsoever
17. Read John Scalzi's Election-Themed Short Story...Free!
18. The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 014): Interview with Paul Levinson + What are your favorite zombie books, movies or comics and why
19. Google's 2006 NetScape Moment Recalled
20. What comes after Facebook