You've probably heard about the Newsweek fiasco by now; Glenn Reynolds posted a link-filled overview.  To me the main point is not that Newsweek screwed up and ran innuendo as fact.  Mainstream media like them have been doing that forever; it is horrible, but it is what it is.  No, the main point is that merely writing an article could cause religious zealots to go crazy and kill people.  The problem isn't Newsweek, it's the zealots.  And they seem to be Islamic zealots, 100% of the time.  Not that Newsweek isn't culpable, too... 

Cox and Forkum did their usual fine job of capturing the point; see "flushed" at right.

GNXP: Thirty years of research on race differences in cognitive ability.  It is almost impossible to do research on this subject, you are immediately branded a racist regardless of your methodology or your findings.  Anyway I link, you decide. 

There are a lot of interesting bloggers out there, a lot, but nobody is as different as Matt Webb.  Just check out this post about, well, stuff, and tell me he isn't different.  "If we have no expectations, there are no surprises; that's why it's hard to tell jokes to dogs."  I think that's pretty deep :)  Interconnected! 

Coming this November, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  This link is to the teaser trailer; it is cool the way the start, showing the growth of the characters (and the actors that portray them).  And I can't wait to see the triwizard tournament; bring on the dragons! 

Here's some important news: Supreme Court allows direct shipment of wine.  I'll drink to that - better distribution, more sources, lower prices.  It's all good. 

Blogging.la notes Dodger broadcasters honored.  Vin Scully is the best, no question.  Although I don't understand Spanish very well, so perhaps Jaime Jarrin is even better.  For sure the Dodgers are blessed to have such a wonderful team.  The sounds of summer, for sure. 

Chris Anderson on the Roomba vacuum cleaner: Robot Child-Herders.  I love it! 

Mark Pesce writes Piracy is Good - Hyperdistribution.  How Battlestar Galactica marked the end of TV as we know it; distribution models for Bittorrent.  [ via Adam Curry ] 

Wired reports on Narrowcasting; or whatever you want to call online video distribution.  (I kind of like the category name Wired gives this stuff: "Digiwood" :)  So this is about Jeremy Allaire's Brightcove, and Akimbo, and Dave TV, and all the rest.  This is real. 

This is pretty funny: Dell Tech Force, the Movie.  The caricatures are perfect.  This is another kind of "amateur" video content.  [ via Engadget ] 

Gizmodo discovers Apple is planning a remote for AirTunes - via an Apple error message.  "Apple must now sue itself for leaking info."  Har.  Anyway it will be a useful addition to an already useful appliance.  I just wonder if there won't be a video version...