Guestblogger Jessamyn West is a moderator at MetaFilter and a library technologist in Central Vermont who blogs at librarian.net
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How to report the news
Charlie Brooker reports. It's remarkable how it differs in small but insignificant ways from the U.S.'s own 'model.' It also gave me weird flashbacks of 1980s' BBC news reports concerning South Africa, every single one of which concluded with stock footage of dancing Zulus, to illustrate whatever ... More.
Mute button
I visited my friend Lara at her home in Tokyo yesterday. She just had a baby boy, who is the proud owner of this adorable little pacifier that doubles as his very own mute button. Update: You can buy it on Amazon for $6.... More.
Enderle praises, dooms iPad
Apple's iPad, announced Wednesday in San Francisco, is doomed. Rob Enderle, a tech pundit famous for downbeat and spectacularly inaccurate Apple predictions, suggests it will be a big hit. [via GlennF]... More.
Tracking a stolen iPhone
Want to know how to catch an iPhone thief? It evidently helps if you're prepared to be a wee bit obsessive.... More.
Laugh Out Loud comic auction to benefit Haiti
Ape Lad sez, "I'm auctioning the 1300th installment of the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats for Haitian earthquake relief via ebay. Here's a bigger version of it. Previously:Laugh Out Loud Cats: more 1900s comics unearthed - Boing Boing The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out, by A. Koford - Boing Boing True histo... More.

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