Links for 12/16. Remarkable indeed!
BBC News – Alcohol dependency: When social drinking becomes a problem
Google Nexus 4 – the most-wanted Xmas gift no-one can buy – Opinion – Trusted Reviews
We’ll All Miss Unions When They’re Gone | The New Republic
The Web of Things: A web-connected world of smart devices | TechRepublic
4 smokin’ hot startups: The next tech boom | The Industry Standard – InfoWorld
The 14 most influential smartphones ever – InfoWorld
U.S. oil prices could sink to $50 – Dec. 11, 2012
Should Alaska Export More LNG to Asia? – Energy TribuneEnergy Tribune
Russia Faces Economy Trap as Oil Decline Looms – Energy TribuneEnergy Tribune
How Oodles Of Renewables Would Give Us Cheaper Electricity | Earthtechling
Fracking shifts global energy balance
New knowledge about the remarkable properties of black holes
Engineers develop new magnetoelectric computer memory
Japanese researchers build robot with most humanlike muscle-skeleton structure yet (w/ video)
Basel III And Gold – Seeking Alpha
The Man Who Occupied the Fed: How Charles Evans Saved the Recovery – Matthew O’Brien – The Atlantic
Dani Rodrik’s weblog: An interview on Europe, globalization, and the future of the Eurozone
Dani Rodrik’s weblog: More on manufacturing convergence
BBC News – Warning to cut TV for young children
