Fast Knowledge

1. Unexpected consequence of using Google Reader+people's Shared Items: by the time things hit Techmeme you've already read them. (!) [Update:] Frightening: Digg, too. [Update:] Nigh unbelievable: Slashdot, too.


2. At some point when your child hits 3+ years old, the purpose of those child-proofing barriers you erect when they're learning to walk shifts from safety to crowd management.