Dave Ribar looks at proposed changes to regs for the credit card industry. All I can say to the proposed changes is “It’s about time.”

According to this one reason that Starbucks may have to close 600 stores is that it got sloppy in determining where to put stores, ignoring the “exacting real estate” science it used in its successful first wave of expansion

Looks like Fred Wilson uses his blackberry in much the same way I use mine.

I’m not an iPhone guy so I wasn’t aware of Apple’s crapstorm this weekend with the launch of the 3G iPhone. Here Seth explains exactly how they screwed the pooch and lessons that can help other companies avoid their own crapstorms.

I need this stuff! Looks like you put it on like deodorant, but in places that tend to chafe (like inner thighs, or your nipples) when you exercise. This stuff also seems like it would be a lot less messy than the Vaseline that is often prescribed.

Excellent piece about the importance of ritual to the media experience. To wit: many of us oldsters like the newspaper because of how it feels, folding it, holding it, snapping the pages, etc. Personally I prefer doing crosswords in print vs. online.

Step by step guide on how to fold a newspaper for easier reading. Especially important skill on planes and trains.

Another article about Coon’s Dot Matrix project in Greensboro.

Economist article on the changing book industry. Print on demand, e-readers like Kindle, and serialization services like DailyLit are mentioned.

Presentation from Personal Democracy Forum. Interesting factoid: about 43 billion text messages sent last year, and TXT was dismissed as a fad at one point. BTW, I think my kids are responsible for about 1/2 of those.

Tips and tricks for making online video. Note that the content is viewable to the non-paying public only until July 15, 2008.

This car charger includes two USB ports and two cigarette lighter ports so you can charge multiple cell phones, GPS units, etc. from one car cigarette lighter. Very cool.

This tattooed dude makes my friends who have various forms of Asian symbols inked on their legs and arms look like a bunch of pikers. He’s tattooed himself to look like a zombie.

Solid State Drives now available as an upgrade in MacBook Air actually decrease battery life? Sounds counterintuitive but there seems to be some data behind that claim.

CI focus for law firms.

Kind of an index site for CI.

Article about the increasing wealth disparity in the U.S.

Rubel asks the question I’ve often thought: why utilize services like Twitter if you don’t really “own” it. He uses the rent vs. own argument and I agree with him. I can easily imagine a Twitter replacement, and as a renter I’d hop in a sec.

Good idea for thanking folks who help organize events.

Player that allows you to watch the Netflix movies that are available for free via online. Only requires a Netflix subscription and wi-fi in the house. $100 not a bad price. Only about 10% of Netflix movies ar available online, but that’s growing.

Brad Friedel has put together a premier soccer academy that costs families nothing.

goTriad article about Coon’s dotmatrix project. Best explanation I’ve seen of what Sean’s up to.