Wes Phillips

Fractals of Change argues that "stupid" networks (such as the Internet) are better than "smart" ones (networks configured to allow certain machines running specific software to operate in ways their designers have anticipated). Smart networks may be more efficient when accomplishing those goals, but they don't necessarily work better (or even at all) when you try to do stuff the designers haven't anticipated.

Business Week thinks that the competing HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats might confuse consumers and lead to conflicts between content protection scams, er, schemes.

When I first saw this, I was simply amused by the ninja-like image of the women in chadors rappelling down the building. Then I began to realize how revolutionary the concept of woman SWAT teams must be in a place like Iran. Now I think it's a pretty awesome video.

"Business, and art, went on like this for years, fleecing the rich.

Imagine that, Michael Fremer send me a link that isn't political—and it's about records.

When Dorothy Parker left her estate to MLK and the NAACP, she didn't expect one detail to have such long lasting consequences: Appointing Lillian Hellman as executor actually affected her literary reputation. Marion Meade unravels a tangled tale.

Really, really good advice.