Monday, March 9, 2009 | by nathan

Weekly Reader: 9 March 2009

Google Street View Hilarity
"The Street View feature in Google Maps has caused a flurry of attention from people ranging from privacy advocates to voyeurs to legislators. The ability to pan around browsing photos shot along streets seems fun and compelling, though it’s also raised all sorts of issues and controversy as our ability to search and process information has grown quicker than policies have evolved to deal with it all."

The Periodic Table of Awesome
This comes via The Dirty Calvinist. It’s nice to know that coolness is now quantifiable.

Inside the White House Kitchen
"When you grow something yourself and it’s close and it’s local, oftentimes it tastes really good," Mrs. Obama said. "And when you’re dealing with kids, for example, you want to get them to try that carrot. Well, if it tastes like a real carrot and it’s really sweet, they’re going to think that it’s a piece of candy. So my kids are more inclined to try different vegetables if they’re fresh and local and delicious."

Fun fact: the President loves scallops. "