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The internet is out again this morning, so no Radio Free Monday, I'm afraid. I'll post this evening or tomorrow, depending on circumstance. Today we're breakfasting on all the restaurant food we took away yesterday :) and then to the Art Institute.

Happy Monday, kids! I know mine is. :)

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Good afternoon all! I am home at last -- though I had a great time with the family, no fights this time and no bad food -- so it's time for a rather belated Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

In one of the first Radio Free Mondays, Ashley let me know about a friend who was doing the Living Below The Line challenge: living on $2 a day for food and drink. This year Ashley herself is participating, and raising funds for the Oaktree Foundation. You can find out more about the Oaktree Foundation and about sponsoring Ashley at the Live Below The Line website.

maidenjedi linked to the Texas Forest Service's fund to aid volunteer firefighters dealing with the Texas wildfires.

slice254 let me know about Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue in Baton Rouge, who are taking in some rabbits rescued from a breeder who was planning to euthanise healthy rabbits because she couldn't afford to keep them (you can read more about the rescue here). The rescue is looking for donations for spay/neuter surgeries, food, cages, and etcetera. I'm sure they need foster families too, if you're in the area.

Help Out And Buy Stuff!

I've mentioned Wretches and Jabberers previously, but iamshadow reminds me that this coming Thursday is the One Night For Autism event, where a hundred theatres across the US will be screening the film and educating audiences about autism and disability awareness. You can look here to see if a screening is happening near you!

iceshade wanted me to remind people about helpthesouth; I linked them last week, but they now have offer posts up where you can bid, including a request post where you can request specific commissions.

Christine let me know about Bo, a gorgeous German Shepherd rescued from euthanasia by a surgeon at UC Davis, and the entire school is raising money for his total hip replacement surgery. They're having a fundraising party this coming Wednesday -- if you're in the area, it's a great chance to help a Davis "family" pet and have some fun!

Help for Free:

panaili's brother has won a Pepsi Refresh grant to collect and donate books to Chicago public schools. The more votes he gets, the more funding!

xtricks let me know that Ogi Ogias and Sai Gaddam of SurveyFail are back. If you dealt with them the first time you can express your distaste for them at Freakonomics; if you're new, you can do some reading here or google for "surveyfail" and you'll find plenty of linkposts. And be sure to check out the hilarious and well-deserved tags people are leaving on their Amazon page. These guys are rancid douchebags who give science a bad name. (See also their studies in marketing to women using Pickup forums.)

Just for Fun:

Perhaps not as "fun" as usual, but fascinating: software "robots" can develop altruistic urges.

For those of you who voted in the Smithsonian's poll about what video games to include in their new exhibit, the results are in!

And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can always post items for my attention in comments here (or on any post) or email me at copperbadge at gmail dot com. If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help. Remember, non-embedded links are love.