Link roundup

1. If you live in LA, there's going to be a special signing event on Sunday to support the Emerald Knights DVD. Via.

2. If you're looking for a netbook, here's a $250 Lenovo deal for a model that got a decent review.

3. I'd love to know more about what caused "a group of 20 ministers of Baptist and Methodist churches" to write "a letter to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig urging him to give [Dodger owner Frank] McCourt a second chance."

Link roundup

1. Soviet Rocket Giraffe is a blast to play (think snowboarding, not flying).

2. Some fun baseball links: MLB owners ranked from best to worst (go Dodgers); Top 50 prospects of the draft era; "Who is Drew Butera, and is he hitting .122?"

3. i09 raves about The River:

The River is much more exciting, immersive, and cinematic than you'd expect from a "found footage" style show. It has a mythology that feels like it could become something for your coworkers to obsess over around the watercooler, but the mysteries aren't of the "endless hand-waving" variety. The makers of the pilot paid attention to the fundamentals: character development and great storytelling, and it's paid off.