Mike D has a great post on the end of the Seattle P-I

A thoughtful, respectful but realistic look at the news business. Dispenses with easy snark and instead focuses on the future of media.

Rands has a great bit on the art of Twitter

Anyone tasked with explaining Twitter to everyone else who doesn’t get it should give this a few reads.

Those states that do consume the most porn tend to be more conservative and religious than states with lower levels of consumption, the study finds.

—Probably because those crazy, wacked out liberals are too busy doing the things that the repressed conservatives are only wanking about.

I guess America doesn’t want Kenneth for president after all

A San Francisco assemblyman wants to regulate and tax marijuana

Tax revenue from California’s biggest cash crop could be just what the state needs to get out of debt. Since that referendum process seems so adept at creating great legislation, why not take it to…

Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits

Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan and US Bancorp are charging fees to access unemployment benefits. This is why I’m moving all of my accounts from Bank of America to E-trade.

“Techcrunch are full of shit”

Grammatically, I prefer “is full of shit” but that’s just one of those delightful Britishisms. The sentiment is still the same as it ever was.

[via everyone]

For all your Star Wars based poppin and lockin needs [via thedailywhat]

Techcrunch acuses Last.fm of colluding with the RIAA on the leaked U2 album

Last.fm categorically denies the claim and says Techcrunch just made the story up. A new low, even for tech reporting.