Link dump

I've got a bunch of links that I've been collecting in my browser that have nowhere else to go, so I'm going to plop them here. In no particular order:

• What Carriers Aren't Eager to Tell You About Texting

  This is a brilliant NY Times article that explains very clearly why text messaging in the US is completely overpriced. To me, it is no wonder that cell phone users in this country were/are slow to adopt texting at rates that far exceed any rational pricing structure. (Bonus part of this article was the explanation of control channels.)
  

• Why I drive a 13-year-old car

  Read this article, then read the second comment after the post. The comment explains why although the spirit of the article is great, the math the author uses is slightly off.
  

• The case for Candyland

  
  

• The case against Candyland