Outsourcing the online gaming experience: American and European online gamers are outsourcing the drudge work to China, Russia, and other countries by paying real money to gamers in the poorer countries to play the boring parts for them that enable their characters to earn virtual currency.

"The closest observed asteroid yet to skim past the Earth without hitting the atmosphere, was reported by astronomers on Sunday." Asteroid 2004 FU162 "streaked across the sky just 6500 kilometres - roughly the radius of the Earth - above the ground on 31 March... The previous record for the closest asteroid approach to Earth was set on 18 March by an object called 2004 FH which missed the Earth by about 40,000 kilometres."

Music piracy lawsuits: An overview of their current status.

"30-year-old Twinkie soon to become teacher's legacy". Apparently, it's still edible... (Via Linkfilter.)