February 6, 2013: Morning
- French claim killing "hundreds" of Islamist militants in Mali ahead of next month's withdrawal.
- Confidential memo says the U.S. can kill American citizens if they're believed to be senior members of al-Qaida or an “associated force.”
- North Korea releases video showing nuclear destruction of America set to strains of "We Are the World."
- Thirty-year-old owner of In-N-Out Burger becomes one of the world's youngest female billionaires.
- Photographs of art gallery employees who happen to resemble the art they're selling.
- See also: Three pictures of people blending into their surroundings.
- When scientists are quoted discussing "evil" and "central lobes," the science article in question is likely crap.
- Psychology supports GTD—the importance of having a good plan for when and how to do our tasks.
- More than half of current Facebook users say they've taken a break from Facebook for a period of several weeks or more.
- Chicago comedian kicked off OKCupid for not being two kids in a long trench coat posing as an adult.
- Food editor goes vegan for a month, offering tips and recipes.
- It's faster to send a few hundred gigabytes of data via FedEx than over the internet, and that may never change.
- New Radiolab episode, "Speed," includes segment on high-speed trading.
- Financial experts complain about China's highly suspicious economic numbers.
- Discovery of melanosomes in dinosaur feathers allows scientists to begin coloring in polychromatic species.