links for 2010-10-05

• Living without a bank: Fees and confusion galore – Yahoo! Finance
  // I cash one paycheck a month and deposit the other. It has been really easy to do. If you have an account with a bank, they'll normally cash a check for free. Also, I don't see why this person had such a hard time with prepaid cards. I don't see a need, truthfully, for the prepaid cards at all.
  (tags: business finance)
• Whiskey's Place: When Did TV Get Girly?
  // Shows how TV programming has been skewed more towards women. And a lot more. Interesting reading. Via CappyCap
  (tags: gender culture tv numbersandstudies weekendreading)
• Eric Schmidt: Google gets close to 'the creepy line' – Telegraph Blogs
  // Did Google just get evil?
  (tags: privacy internet technology google ludditism)
• Happiness Levels Not Set in Stone | Happiness Not Predetermined by Genes or Personality, Long-Term Satisfaction | LiveScience
  (tags: happiness numbersandstudies psychology)

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