links for 2010-01-05

Create flashcards online and use them to memorize stuff. Also has online tests to check your effectiveness.

'A dating site that markets itself as an elite community for beautiful people with a "strict ban on ugly people" has axed about 5,000 members for packing on the pounds during the holiday season.
The international site BeautifulPeople.com threw out members after they posted photos "revealing that they have let themselves go," according to a company statement.'

'Photos of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building during the official opening ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. In a surprise move, Dubai renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi – the oil-rich sheikdom which came to its rescue during the financial meltdown.'

The previous record of $100 I can at least understand, but $330K! And the icing on the cake is that they expect the record to be broken soon. Welcome to the Matrix.