links for 2006-05-02

• Place bets on Apple Rumors
  (tags: webapps apple)
• David Copperfield gets robbed, does slight-of-hand to convince crooks his pockets are empty (kottke.org)
  "Copperfield's got a gun pointed at his head and he's doing an impromptu magic show for the theives! What's better than that? Nothing."
  (tags: funny kottke)
• 'Second Life' needs more/better tour guides
  hmmm....unfortunately, SL's still a bit ahead of it's time....but seems like it might be an interesting career choice....just not sure if it would ever be a viable one.
  (tags: trends search SL)