Netflix and Warner Bros. ink a deal that makes it impossible for you to use your queue like a To See list. Why? Hollywood hates you.

I don’t think you have to be a programmer to enjoy these visualizations of shuffling algorithms.

How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work. Wow. A stunning piece on China’s capabilities and the stark realities around the manufacturing jobs that are never coming back to the US.

A different performance interrupted by a ringtone (looks like from six months ago or so). Great response by the performer.

Vi Hart finishes up her three-parter on Spirals, Fibonacci, and being a plant: part 1, part 2, and part 3. Great stuff.

Great public service announcement, Vinnie Jones teaches CPR:

Feel a bit behind! Here you go:

• Hello. Must see.
• Athena Vs. The LP: A 13-year-old sees her first record.
• The world covers Rolling in the Deep. Watch it even if you are totally sick of that song.
• Two supercuts: The Many D’ohs of Homer Simpson and Tumbleweeds.
• Khan Academy’s great explanation of SOPA and PIPA.
• We Are Not The Dead: soldiers' faces before, during and after serving in Afghanistan.
• Maybe my next printer Will only buy another printer when I absolutely have to though, because printers are from hell.

The Case of the Vanishing Blonde. Pretty riveting sleuthing.

Ricky Gervais' Opening Monologue at the 2012 Golden Globes. Love Ricky Gervais.

The Shadow Scholar. "I have become a master of the admissions essay. I have written these for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs, some at elite universities. I can explain exactly why you’re Brown material, why the Wharton M.B.A. program would benefit from your presence, how certain life experiences have prepared you for the rigors of your chosen course of study. I do not mean to be insensitive, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been paid to write about somebody helping a loved one battle cancer. I’ve written essays that could be adapted into Meryl Streep movies."

The Art of Manliness on how to win 5 state fair games. The bonus section, two games to avoid, is even better. The reason Swinger is unwinnable is so obvious once you see it:

Imagine if Mick Jagger responded to Keith Richards about his new autobiography. Really old by now, but I just got to it, good stuff. I think I’m going to tweak how I approach my Instapaper queue. Since it grows faster than I read I’m going to alternate between reading the latest article and the oldest article. So I can stay current (or at least half as current) without having the bottom of the queue languish forever.