Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Link roundup

1.  The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were actually in Assyria, Babylon's great rival as the superpower of ancient Mesopotamia.

2.  Necropolis by Jake Wyatt.

3. Valleywag:
Want to know all the code names for America's massive intelligence gathering programs? Just browse through the "intelligence analysts" who post their resumes on the public career networking site LinkedIn.
4. "Alas, the sound these insects make is too quiet for most of us to hear, and you would need a specialized microphone to pick up their replies. But still, I think it is pretty amazing that there is a tiny creature hiding somewhere in the bushes, listening to me and repeating my words, hoping that maybe I will get close enough that he can have a shot at catching me for dinner."