Linkorama

I don't really have anything intelligent to say today, but I did find a few random links that I found interesting:

• The townspeople are taking action against city bears. 328 bears were killed in New Jersey over the last six days.

• In other animal-related news, conservationists in Britian are using mobile phone technology to promote awareness of the plight of endangered species. Vodafone Live! and Flora and Fauna International have teamed up with Masabi to create a cell phone game revolving around the life of a baby silverback gorilla. The game is not only fun but educational; as Masabi's CEO eloquently notes: "The preconception people have about gorillas is that they sit around eating bananas. So we have one eating a bananas, and a pop up bubble comes up to say that they actually don't eat them, they eat mostly leaves instead." Maybe somebody should create a cell phone game that raises awareness about the fate of black bears in New Jersey.

• AeroSite has a bunch of airline logos to peruse. I especially like the old school TWA logo from the 1930s - who knew that TWA used to stand for "Trans Continental & Western Air"? Ok, that's not really that interesting...but I guess I'm easily amused.

• Here's another infographic-y link: a map-based analysis of the California gubernatorial election results by county. (Side note: I just found out that "gubernator" is actually a word that - not surprisingly - means governor or ruler. There's probably some lame Schwarzenegger joke I could make, but I'll refrain.)