Red Herring Collection, Vol. 3
Okay, there is no theme to this at all.
Well, I guess, links I saw this week that made me scratch my head could be a theme, but, whatever…
First, as many of us are thinking about our taxes and how to pay less of them to the government, this story from MSN about the 9 wierdest tax write-offs made me laugh. I especially liked the one about the pimped out Amish buggy.
Then, there was this story about RFID tattoos. My first thought was that it would be an interesting way to track your kids, but, apparently, they’re using it to track livestock. Which makes sense, since meat is the most shoplifted item in the stores. I mean, meat isn’t cheap, so it wouldn’t surprise me to find out how much gets stolen on the hoof, too. And, I’m sure it’d be easier for other kinds of record keeping, too.
The last wacky link is to a story about the iPod index. Well, to be more specific, an index to track currency values based on the cost of an iPod. Apparently, an Australian bank is using the iPod as a commodity on which to place relative values of world currency. I wonder if it’s occurred to them that shipping and manufacturing costs in various parts of the world might skew that index? Well, anyway, iPod fanataics already know ours are like gold.
So, now, I’ve hopefully given you something to read that ends your week with a chuckle.
Enjoy your Friday Fun links!
hi! aw, i saw your comment on jill’s site…i wasn’t aware i disallowed non-blogger people. must have been in my attempt to make this one person stop who was leaving me nasty comments. anyway, would still love to hear your insight.
Comment by amanda — 1/31/2007 @ 11:51 am
De nada.
Though, now that I know I’m allowed again, I’ll be able to leave you adorable, little bon mots. And, for the record, I never stopped reading.
Comment by the Network Geek — 1/31/2007 @ 12:59 pm