Virginia Heffernan ponders the value of Amazon Prime and considers differential pricing. A good read that left me wondering if I really need “free” two day shipping.

I am currently reading – more accurately working through – the book, How to be Rich and Happy, by John P. Strelecky and Tim Brownson. While reading over lunch today, a particular bit caught my interest. …[D]eath of our physical bodies will eventually happen to us all. I’m sorry if that news is a spoiler for you and you were unaware, but that is the way the game ends for everyone. You may be able to forestall death, but that’s about as far as you’ll get. ...

This is an insightful article (yes, it’s longer than 140 characters). Remember, before there was LOLing, there was lolling.

Cory Doctorow gives a short review of a speculative/historical/science fiction novel that sounds enthralling. I can’t believe I somehow missed this. It’s now part of my Kindle collection.

I really loved Pownce because it handled media so well. Now, Twitter is shoe-horning the features in, and it’s just plain sloppy. I would love it if Pownce were revived. It was the perfect place between Twitter and Facebook, and it only failed because it was available too early in the game.

Hilarious, and most likely all true. Bravo, John.

Apple has released a letter to the public today addressing the iPhone 4 antenna issue. To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design. ...

It’s writing like this that keeps the McSweeney’s app installed on my iPhone. This is a hilarious article. It’s even tempting me to switch my web site to Comic Sans for a week or so in honor of this brilliant writing.

In the Boston Globe’s “Big Picture” last week, AP Photographer Charlie Riedel captured photographs of seabirds caught in the oil slick on a beach on Louisiana’s East Grand Terre Island. The ecological destruction is going to get far worse. BP’s handling of this disaster is nothing short of criminal. You can do your part to send BP a clear message. Never purchase from BP brands again. The brands are: ...

The YLNT guys are brilliant. And so are their fans. Hilarious videos.