Democrats are complaining that cable networks are covering the president's every move as breaking news. The problem is even worse than they think. [Salon.com]

As Wong uses the term, Moore's Law is a technology-agnostic predictor of logic gate densities that morphs smoothly into the larger continuum of Kurzweil's Law as silicon gives way to the nanotube, which in turn gives way to quantum or other computing paradigms that might seem like science fiction today. [Tomalak's Realm]

A survey seeks to illuminate the complex labor ties between Silicon Valley and East Asia a relationship that has been criticized as disproportionately benefiting the United States. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Business]

Thor Heyerdahl has died of a brain tumor at the age of 87. The famous Norwegian adventurer is best known for two expeditions that supported his theories on human migration. The Kon Tiki voyage took six people from Peru to Polynesia in a balsawood raft in 101 days. The reed boat Ra II made it from Morocco to Barbados in 57 days. The legends are one thing, but seeing one of the actual vessels in Oslo reinforces how incredible these journeys were.What incredible adventure would you love to go on? [MetaFilter]