On Free. I've been a hug fan of Kevin Kelly's work for 10 years. Two of his books in my fave list that I need to re-read are New Rules for the New Economy (1998) and Out of Control (1994). Seth Godin linked to Kevin Kelly's "Better Than Free" post, calling it a fantastic riff. Kelly lists eight reasons why something is worth charging for. Definitely worth reading for free.
More On Free. On the topic of free, Mark Cuban says it would be a smart move of movie producers to give the soundtrack away for free. That seems like an excellent idea to me!
More On Mark Cuban. I heard an interesting story on Marketplace about Mark Cuban being so impressed with the enthusiastic cheering of a Clippers fan named Clipper Darrell while in Los Angeles recently that he made the guy an offer to do his thing in the Dallas bleachers for the Mavs instead. That Mark Cuban sure is an innovative thinker.
You have to give us Vermont Socialists some credit. People think Vermonters are all Socialists, but you have to give Vermont credit for bringing issues to the national consciousness, like how Vermont lawmakers introduced a bill this week saying the president no longer has the authority to use Guard troops in Iraq and that the Vermont Guard should revert back to state control.
The Amazon Connection. Amazon seems to do everything right, and their new data center services are no exception. Their Web Services are unparalleled. I turn down a lot of project offers that come my way, but I'd definitely try to make room for a project that would give me the opportunity to work with Amazon Web, Data and Online Payment Services.
DeviantART site for great photos, textures and design ideas. DeviantArt has a wealth of great graphic content. Interestingly I saw a thumbnail that caught my eye, enlarged it and said, "Hey, that's where I live!" There was a photo of Lake Champlain taken from the shores of Burlington, Vermont.