1 "Thys Caxton felawe hath a printinge presse, the which ys a magical machine that depriveth scryveners of their livelihood". Yes, Geoffrey Chaucer is blogging again. (h/t Tim Worstall)

2 The determinants and expression of computer-related anger (h/t Ryan Sager)

3 Frying tonight: Israel develops portable microwave pain beam

4 Linnaeus believed that the fruit which Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge must have been a banana