Grab Bag: Your Five Links of the Week

http://tinyurl.com/25hy2ps - Having trouble sleeping? It’s possible the culprit may be your laptop. Or smartphone. Or iPad. Today’s gadgets are fabulous, but some of their by-products (such as the artificial light they emit) can actually be the root of problems we try to solve through unrelated solutions. Learn about the theory that proposes our glowing gadgets are fooling our brains into thinking it’s daytime…at night.
http://tinyurl.com/ddaw3a - The web hosting industry is ugly. It’s spammy. There’s lots of deception. Though you’d like to think your research has lead you to a great decision, it’s very possible you’ve been tricked. Check this 3.5 minute YouTube video to learn more. (And yes, it’s weird, but there really is no sound in this video.)
http://tinyurl.com/25b9qn - Still not clear what RSS is or why you’d ever want to use it? Then this fun 3 and a ½ minute video is absolutely a must-see for you!
http://tinyurl.com/2w2jjeg - Harboring serious concerns about your privacy on Facebook? Have a look at this article to learn about ReclaimPrivacy, a simple little bookmarklet that can help you be as private as you’d like.
http://tinyurl.com/2c7appv - A cool, interactive, drag-and-move infographic showing the country’s most targeted books. You know. The books that, for some bizarre reason, cause seemingly-normal people to bombard librarians with demands that they be removed from the shelves.

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