Edge: GIN, TELEVISION, AND COGNITIVE SURPLUS A Talk By Clay Shirky … media is actually a triathlon, it ’s three different events. People like to consume, but they also like to produce, and they like to share.

Lessig on McCain on Tech Lessig (who knows more about this stuff than most people) responds to John McCain’s technology platform, focused upon the decline in US broadband penetration rankings globally.

Required Reading for “User-Generated Content” Sites: Io Group v. Veoh | Electronic Frontier Foundation a federal district court threw out a copyright infringement suit brought by adult video producer Io Group against Veoh, concluding that the video hosting site qualifies for the DMCA safe harbor.

Important work can be done while daydreaming – The Boston Globe “Daydreaming builds on this fundamental capacity people have for being able to project themselves into imaginary situations, like the future,” Malia Mason, a neuroscientist at Columbia, says….

The Christian paradox: How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong—By Bill McKibben (Harper’s Magazine) Great piece on tax policy that needs revisiting: Jesus did not [say] invest, spend, and let the benefits trickle down; he said sell what you have, give the money to the poor, and follow me.

twitterers: does anyone know if/where I can stream tonight’s DNC speech? Is it a live stream or will I need to wait ‘til tomorrow?

Derek Powazek – 10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments Here are ten things newspapers could do, right now, to improve the quality of the comments on their sites.

JORBA – Jersey Off Road Bike Protect and promote the rights and responsibilities of cyclists as equal members of the trail user community

PhotoCalc — The Photographer’s Calculator Application for iPhone and iPod touch: Depth of Field/DoF, reciprocation, flash PhotoCalc is a utility for iPhone and iPod for photographers to calculate depth of field (DoF), exposure reciprocation, and flash exposure.

Psychology Today: Dare To Be Yourself A sense of authenticity is one of our deepest psychological needs, and people are more hungry for it than ever. Even so, being true to oneself is not for the faint of heart.