Of course you know that artists don’t get money when you find their music through less-than-aboveboard avenues; but do you know the difference between buying in-store and, say, through iTunes?  Or what the cut is when you stream something over Rhapsody, or download from cdBaby?  Dig into this delicious infographic and find out (and read through the comments to stumble through some of the conceptual differences that are harder to portray graphically). (via Information Is Beautiful)

This falls into the category of things that are uninteresting in real life, but which become interesting through the act of photography. Or something. (It may simply be that the photographs aren’t accompanied by the rank refrigerator smell that’s always lurking, waiting for the right moment to assault your nostrils.)

The photos are accompanied by brief descriptions of the households they represent.

(in GOOD Magazine, via The Morning News)

The Pomegranate.  (No, not the fruit.)

It’s kind of amazing how much effort actually went into this.

“A fresh cup of coffee from your smart phone.  Yes, it’s finally possible.

(via MeFi)

If you’re the sort to buy something online, and buy it before you’ve seen it in person.

A useful tool for comparing relative sizes of objects.

(via gHacks)

Filed under Things I Am Bad At: Judge a book by its cover.  The goal of this (simple, difficult) game is to guess the average number of stars under the book’s listing on Amazon.  You get a running tally of how many you guessed correctly.

A sort of Netflix for magazines, Maghound has recently launched — and looks like an intriguing concept.  You pay a set monthly fee, and can easily change which magazines you get from month to month (getting the same # each month, relative to your subscription level).  Also, they have a great logo:

Unfortunately, the selection of magazines still seems a little limited.  Hopefully they’ll be adding more magazines, and we’ll see less of the unhappy Maghound.

“Consumer Reports Survey: More Than 90 Percent of Hagglers Scored Better Prices on Furniture, Electronics and Appliances, Medical Bills, and More.”

(via Consumerist)

You can always build forts.

(via Bookslut)