FREAK-est Links

1. The hyperlink as a microtransaction of trust.
2. Money-back guarantees in the NBA: The Phoenix Suns to give money back if fans don’t have fun. (HT: V. Brenner.)
3. Fifty Shades of Grey gives all Random House employees $5,000 bonuses.
4. An interview with George Mitchell, the man who innovated fracking.
5. Felix Salmon explains the fiscal cliff with Legos and toys.