Links for Friday August 6^th, 2010

• Before Google: An interesting thought experiment.

• German designer brings Wipeout racing game to life, burns up cardboard tracks with an R/C car: This is a pretty cool idea — I'm surprised that nobody has done it before now.

• Mayor Bloomberg Stands Up For Mosque: Wow, what a great speech. It's definitely worth reading the whole thing. (via Daring Fireball)