'Conversation is the principal mode of inquiry' 

Ben Vershbow (Institute for the Future of the Book) in Forbes on the networked book. The article is one in a collection of essays in Forbes' special report on books.

Choral flipping off 

FCC FU, via Jeff Jarvis.

A beautiful use of the hymn form. ;-) I love the harmony in hymns. There's something pleasing about the predictability in it. You know when the melody stays on one note, the bass lines are going to be on the move and you know just where they're headed.