Use a Sony Playstation cord with your MacBook power brick. It’s less bulky than the Mac’s own power cord which means it’s easier to pack and it has a two prong plug instead of a three prong, so you can use it in any AC outlet.

Kids being sent home from school for shaving vertical lines in their eyebrows. School admins claim that they are gang symbols or look like gang symbols. Mountain out of a molehill.

Justin Wolfers poses a question on the Freakonomics blog: Is the US tax system fair? Are the rich paying their fair share? Warren Buffett compared his tax rate to his secretary’s and found that his was in the 15% range while hers was in the 30% range.