Links of the Day, October 20

Love xkcd. News Hamid Karzai agrees to a November 7 election run-off. Apparently, the Department of Defense is also against Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment … what?! Green Toyota unveils a larger hybrid, the “Sai.” Sports Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima opts out of his contract to head back to Japan. We’ll miss you, Joh! Miscellaneous Andrew …

Mariners, 85-77

Yesterday marked the end of regular season baseball, and the Seattle Mariners went 85-77, marking the biggest improvement from last year in the major leagues. After losing 101 games last year, let’s just say that expectations were fairly low. But rookie manager Don Wakamatsu did a phenomenal job in leading us back to respectability. Even …

Links of the Day, August 18

News A water crisis may hit Asian food sources. Heptathlete Jess Ennis won a first ever gold in the event for Great Britain at the World Championships in Berlin. Dustin Ackley, the Seattle Mariners’ first round draft pick, inks a deal. (Also, Stephen Strasburg, the first overall draft pick, signs with the Washington Nationals.) Human …