Link roundup

1. Apple's free guide to developing iOS apps. Via.

2. A look at the wild parrot population boom in Los Angeles.

3. I love video game review site Action Button, but I was awfully disappointed with the just recommended iPhone game Ziggurat. (I like Action Buttons reviews so much that I feel betrayed.)

4. On the other hand, I greatly enjoyed Leviathan Wakes by Daniel "James Corey" Abraham. It's excellent pulpy retro-scifi about an oddball crew jetting throughout the solar system to unravel a conspiracy that threatens all humanity.

Link roundup

1. "The Los Angeles Police Department is warning real estate agents not to use images of properties taken from unmanned aircraft, saying the flying drones pose a potential safety hazard and could violate federal aviation policy."

2. Hilarious (and horrifying) anecdotes about bats. (Probably NSFW.)

3. Animated turnaround of Ron English's Fat Tony vinyl toy.

4. The photo of a giant jellyfish you've probably seen floating around is a lie.

5. The BBTS now has available for preorder the upcoming Arkham City and Dark Knight Rises figures (the prices are just a rough estimate). Mr. Freeze is particularly cool.