Isn’t it incredible that headlines as obvious as this were pretty much impossible for eight goddamn years?

Obama wants increased fuel efficiency, less smog

Only a few days until the new season of So You Think You Can Dance.

So tremendous. Trust me.

Reading through the details of the investigation into the February turboprop plane crash just outside of Buffalo is scary. The pilots did just about everything the opposite of what was called for. Some of the details of the behavior is especially chilling, like this line item:

In the minutes before the crash, the pilots engaged in several minutes of conversation that was not relevant to the flight, according to a transcript of their conversation. Such discussions are forbidden while flights are below 10,000 feet under federal law.

For those who haven’t checked it out, the Weekly Checkup is a good way to get the flavor of my new blog (The Skeptical Hypochondriac) that promises riveting content, occasional humor and eternal life.

Hey, why doesn’t Facebook do anything interesting (except sell ads) with their aggregate data? Why can’t I see the most popular stories being linked to or the trending topics, etc? I get it’s a social network, but I am talking about aggregate stuff here, without necessarily saying who linked to it (tho that would be a decent way to find new connections).

What gives?

Most popular links. Most popular photos that anyone can view. Most shared videos. Where is this stuff?