On the Fifth of May, the UK has a referendum on changing our constitution from First Past the Post (FPTP) to the Alternative Vote (AV). This is why it's important to vote Yes and get rid of First Past the Post.

Toys? Cello challenge. Maim that tune gets songs out of your head. [X. :o]

Articles. Why no Bach cult? Too many flats in UK? How economists undermine community: book, extract. [:(]

YouTube. Time-lapse Venus fly-trap, vines. Destruction: wind turbine, Niki Lauder crash. [:o]

Nice comments. On the placebo/SSRI meta-analysis. Better ending for "No Country...". Lifehacker. [:(]

Tech. Watch users don't listen to them. How Pakistan took down YouTube worldwide. Chinese censorship. [:(]

Articles. Richard Tarlton: Elizabeth's jester, Shakespeare's clown. Texas beyond history. [:(]

Pics. Junkie pancakes. I love my appliance. Mummy makeup [MC :o]

Software. Joel: Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? [:(]

Socioeconomics. Why do we have fewer friends? Flat tax reduces evasion in Russia. Kaletsky on Northern Rock [:(]

Socioeconomics. Technology spreads faster now. People could like some diversity after all: abstract, paper. [JN SM :(]

Science. Why Prince Rupert glass teardrops explode. Sarcasm and aggression [:(]

Nerd. Lone Wolf gamebooks online. Click "forward". [) :o]

Pics. Lego sculptures [:o]

Polish migration peaks? [(UK) :(]

Amusing. Stuff White People like. Lore: your brain. Ikea walkthrough. [;) MeFi]

Pics. Eaten By Trees. Duck. [:o S2MM]

Text. Kids and lying. Kennedy 1960 campaign brochure. Interview with 1980s Space Lego designer. [:( BB]

Toy. Random music generator [:o]

Pics. Polish DIY tractors. Marzipus. Namibian ghost town. [:( BB]

Mississippi bill proposes fat people should not be served in restaurants. BFB: "we must mobilize". If only. [:o]

Science. What's it like on Gliese 581c? Rogue paleontologists name-grab on others' work. [:(]

Economics. US stimulus package attracts some opposition. [:(]

Code. Long methods are natural. [:(]

Video. Puppy vs. robot [2min :o] Grill skills. [15min :o] Frontier psychiatrist music video [4min :o]

Random. Evening Standard random headline generator [:o (UK)] Daily Mailinator. [;) (UK)] Sexy Cleaners [NSFW :o (UK)] Great tunnels. [:o]

Articles. Orwell on bookshops. Fictional character [:(]

Economics. Taxation and growth (via). "Within OECD countries a one percentage point rise in the share of government spending in GDP cuts growth by 0.13 percentage points a year." [:(]

Hulk. What made David Banner angry? Dropping acid. That closing sequence. Hulk-outs page. [MeFi :o]

Pics. Artist throws herself at men [BB] Couch for sale [NSFWFUP] Sophia and Jayne [MeFi NSFWFUP] Art for geeks[;) /.] The world's ugliest yachts [:(]

Economics. The expectation economy. The Britney economy. Why do the poor commit more crime? (Paper)

YouTube. Da Shatner Funk. Alpacas advance. [:o]

Pics. Bridges. Gun ads. Floating prisons. [MeFi :o]

Science. The man who fed the world. Nuclear disinformation? New way to get electricity from heat. [:(]

Random. Edible eyes. Angry Flower: Paul vs. Kukunich. Onion: Jimmy Carter. [:o]

Pics. You may now eat the bride. Banknote notes. Odd animal. Big collaboratively-drawn tower. [:)]

Articles. Are dramas set in the past because tech makes plotting harder?. Preventable deaths in healthcare systems. [:(]

Video. Sgt Pepper tracks isolated. Apache vs. Prodigy. Soupy Norman 1, 2, more is an Irish re-voicing of a Polish soap. [:o]

Economics. Women should pay less income tax than men. French and German schools teach anti-market economics. Harassing the unemployed. [:(]

SF. Physics World interviews Alastair Reynolds. Brian Aldiss: SF is redundant. Bryan Appleyard: Oh no it isn't. [:( LL]

Joel on Software. College speech parts 1, 2, 3. Gnarly problems are what pay. [:(]

Dan Savage trolls readers by reissuing their advice, causing outrage. [:) NSFWFUP]

Random. Letter from the Government. Star Wars tattoos [NSFW]. YouTube: Max Headroom ad, Evolved Virtual Creatures [:)].

Economics. US trade gap. [:(]