Wikipedia Has Killed The Encyclopedia (Infographic)

Long gone are the days when students are scoffed at for citing Wikipedia in their essays and papers. While it still may not be considered the most accurate source of information, it’s definitely the most easily accessible, and one of the most abundant. These days, we’re all completely tied to our computers, but we’re just as information-hungry as ever, and Wikipedia is serving it up at our fingertips.

The Pitfalls Of Freelancing (Infographic)

It’s becoming increasingly common to meet full-time travelers and nomads who seem to get by without spending 40 hours a week in an office cubicle. These so-called lucky freelancers make up 1/3 of the American workforce, and seem to be much happier than their slave-to-the-man counterparts. Bear in mind, freelancing comes with plenty of pitfalls, and some may not think that the pros truly outweigh the cons. The Infographic after the jump is full of more details.

Weed: Top Ten Greatest Hits (Infographic)

There is nothing like a mood, mind, and soul-altering drug to change your whole perspective on life. A new infographic from WeedMaps is a nice tribute to the world’s favorite wacky terbacky. The focus is of course on legal weed, or medicinal marijuana – but I’m sure whether you have cancer or not, you can appreciate the context. The three basic blends are featured: Indica, Sativa, and Hybrid, as well as what they cure, or relieve.

We Love Ramen, And So Can You (Infographic)

Student life hack blog, and good friends of Fork Party have concluded that American students (and international students) are obsessed with Ramen, the noodle dish that comes in a rectangular package. They’ve provided a ton of good ramen-hacks to go along with it.

Fake Steve Jobs, and More Fun Links

Spotted: Fake Apple store, even more fake version of Steve Jobs. Who are they trying to fool?!

An Apple A Day: The tablet battle (for second place) – (TechCrunch)

Horse Powered: 25 Super-charged Mustangs – (Complex)

Fitness Test: Doing Stronger Pull-ups – (Shave Magazine)

Sugar Rush: Facts You Need to Know About “Fruit Drinks” – (BuiltLean)

Sexy Tiiiiimes: Kate Upton has yet another photoshoot – (Guyism)

Wednesday’s “Why Not?” Link Dump

In case of emergency, break out the keyboard and hatchet and destroy some Half-Life creatures. Works for me.

Play: Super Mario 2 Crossover – (Kano Games)

Gifs: Well, that was awkward – (MTV Clutch)

Listen: Gorillaz ft. Andre 3000 – DoYaThing (SoundCloud)

Protect Yoself!: Clear Your Google Browsing History – (Hack College)

But wait, there’s more!

The Hypocrisy of Hollywood, SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA (Infographic)

Hollywood sure has taken themselves a long way financially, and they don’t plan on making any changes to that status. Since they’ve been making less money based on the content-farm style of movie production they now consider “blockbuster hits” that flop, they’re blaming piracy and copyright infringement specifically for their losses. A little ironic, don’t you think? Considering Hollywood’s roots were based out of fleeing the strict copyright law that the first film capital of America got it’s start — the east coast.

Gabe Newell’s Steamroller Of Success (Infographic)

Valve has been responsible for many gamer’s addiction to gaming itself, as well as bargain shopping. Steam sales are astronomical in terms of value, the savings on sale games are one reason that Steam itself rules. Secondly, having a community of people, friends, and enemies to game with at any time is also pretty damn great.

Infographic Asks “Is Tech Support Racist?”

How many times have you called up about some tech piece of junk that you spent your hard earned dollars on, just to talk to Johnny Utah who’s got the heaviest Indian accent you’ve ever heard? India – the subcontinent, not the Native Americans – has gone synomously with tech support for so long it’s become a fabric of our society. The stereotype is pervasize in our everyday lives so much, there (was) even a TV show about it: Outsourced.

Will A Digital Divide Create an Elitist Tech Society?

Just about any individual or business professional in the United States would agree that the Internet is changing the world, but those same people may be surprised to learn that this very Internet revolution may be contributing to America’s economic and racial divides.