Thursday Linkage

Watch your step today, those fools are everywhere.

First iPad reviews appear, mostly thumbs up

10 stories that could be April Fools... but aren't

Blessed is the Blackberry: How Barack Obama worships with prayers sent to his trusty phone

Native-born Californians regain majority status

Washington Post: Administration seeks to change pay incentives at major firms
When the Obama administration imposed restrictions on executive pay last year at some of the largest companies the government had bailed out, officials said they were aiming to set a new standard for compensation across corporate America that would discourage risky business practices. But as firms begin to disclose last year's bonuses ahead of annual shareholder meetings, it is becoming clear that companies across a wide range of industries are paying executives in ways that officials worry will not discourage the kind of excessive short-term risk-taking that led to the financial crisis.

Revenge of the carp: Fish hunted by woman armed with bow and arrow leaps out of the water to smack her in the face

1 in 4 elderly need care decisions made for them

Will Jimmy Hoffa mystery be buried with Giants Stadium demolition?

Together forever: Heartbroken otters who were best friends die within hours of each other

New York Times: When Military Moves a War, There Are No Shortcuts In trying to speed 30,000 reinforcements into Afghanistan while reducing American forces in Iraq by 50,000, American commanders are orchestrating one of the largest movements of troops and matériel since World War II. Military officials say that transporting so many people and billions of dollars’ worth of equipment, weapons, housing, fuel and food in and out of both countries between now and an August deadline is as critical and difficult as what is occurring on the battlefield.