rc3.org - Links from July 8

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I’ve been posting links to Twitter and Pinboard, and I’m going to try to start collecting them here as well:

Bradford Plumer explains to a sceptic why we should act now to mitigate climate change.
What science tells us about how to get the most out of a vacation.
Fake is a browser automation tool from the creator of Fluid (the single-site browser tool) that I’m playing with. Seems great so far.
Internet Explorer 9 incorporates some cool new performance measurement tools.
Eric Meyer argues that CSS vendor prefixes are a good way to allow browser makers to innovate, and should not be discouraged. I agree.
Maciej Ceglowski looks into Legacy.com, the site that provides online obituaries for many newspaper Web sites, including the New York Times, and finds a business that is built around cynically exploiting the bereaved.
There’s evidence that exercise helps prevent the effects of aging on your brain.
If companies really want to save money, they should offshore the executive suite.
Steve McCurry digs into his archive for soccer photos.

rc3.org Rafe Colburn on software development (and other topics)