As far as I can tell, Finland has again nabbed the top spot with 12 kilograms per year per person. The total consumption is greater than that of Greece, despite a population of five million to eleven million.

[via Neatorama]

• Grickle — the foundation for Telltale’s Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent.
• The Times has an article on speed stacking that is worth a read. Apparently, “up- and down-stacking six pyramids in just over six seconds” is humanly possible.
• Valve knows how to properly announce a title being delayed. From the Portal 2 press release: “This two month slip not only marks the shortest delay in Valve’s proud tradition of delays, it represents the approaching convergence of Valve Time and Real Time”.

Works wonders for one’s productivity.

Quite stylish.

An inspiring quote by Conan O’Brien:

All I ask is one thing, particularly of young people that watch. Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. It’s my least favorite quality. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen.

(found on the Panic Blog)

A list on the Friendly Bit blog detailing what happens when you visit a web site.

I, too, get annoyed when the above steps take longer than one tenth of a second.

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Spoiled we are, all of us.