"A lot of people think of Barnes & Noble as a convenient wrapper around a Starbucks" - @danbenjamin on brick and mortar retail vs. Amazon.

"Eno kids": like emo kids, but really into ambient soundscapes and experimental production techniques. They still hang out in parks though.

Yellow Pages just delivered. Took off polythene wrapping, threw straight in recycling. Shouldn't unsolicited dead tree delivery be illegal?

“If you haven’t been told [that you're elitest & out of touch], you're not a critic, you're a 'showbiz correspondent'" http://t.co/GjMLpY1

Tech blogs use the word "skeuomorphic" like a child who looks really pleased with himself whenever he repeats a swear word he's heard.

Everyone should re-read this every 6 months: "Watching the Corners: On Future-Proofing Your Passion" http://t.co/YaSaIX2

Twitter signup: "Are you human?"

Visually impaired person: "Yes, but I can't read your CAPTCHA and you don't provide an audio alternative".

Map showing metal bands per capita around the world http://t.co/cni5yC0W It's not just a stereotype: Scandinavians love to rock ;-)

Best protest sign so far: "Me bird's a nurse Dave, you're not on lad". (@ Liverpool Anglican Cathedral) http://4sq.com/ecXCAH

FACT: Einstein's quote that "madness is repeating the same thing and expecting different results" was actually about an Angry Birds level.

How Microsoft Excel was invented and changed the world http://instapaper.com/zs2dhzg1I (via @imran) Far more interesting than it sounds!

Shame Wagner's left, he'd have absolutely smashed Born Slippy #xfactor

First person to work out royal wedding cost to each taxpayer gets mega retweet props.

Lily Allen: dispelling the myth that popstars these days have nothing important to say http://j.mp/9EVmr4

Computer provided by the Education Authority to a relative has as its default browser homepage a parked domain with payday loan ads.

The glut of Wii/Kinect/Playstation Move ads this festive season willl look hilarious on "I Love The 2010s".

Great set of design/strategy rules for online publications; I wish all news sites had this much focus on actual writing http://t.co/DwzzpReU

You know you've listened to too much weird music when iTunes is paused, your headphones are crackling and you think "wow, who's this by?"

Think @sentricmusic will love this..."a web jukebox for your Dropbox music stash" http://goo.gl/9b7bW (Especially for shared folders?)

Best ever royal wedding commemorative plate @ John Lewis Liverpool http://instagr.am/p/CW1NI/