Seth Godin: "We use technology to insulate us from our customers instead of bringing us closer." All too often, this is the case. Even something as simple as email has the ability to be used in a very personal and very real manner to make connections with people. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that the business world is still struggling to tear down the walls of impersonality and distance.

I wish more states felt the way California does. Post-employment non-compete clauses are nearly a form of bondservitude and do not properly reflect our economic system.

A very complicated, but very effective, hardware mod for your Xbox 360 meant to improve your Geometry Wars 2 score.

In case you ever wondered where college was for you in the grand Internet timeline, this will certainly tell you.

Interesting little anecdote on like-priced products affecting the purchase of products that people normally wouldn't take a look at.

I'll be in the Tribe later this week, I hope.

An interesting and somewhat varied list of the "best business books" in print. There are some notable exceptions IMO, but some real gems in here as well.