“The mechanics of diminutive Tim Lincecum — looks 18, throws 98 — are more than an act of violence, they’re a marvel of modern science. Unconventionally honed by his father, that delivery has produced the most fascinating ace of his generation”

“The growing popularity of the Girl Talk sound, which finds pieces of the Carpenters, Metallica, Beastie Boys and more grafted into a single song, has helped Mr. Gillis make a rapid ascent. Last year, he quit his day job as a biomedical engineer.”

An increase of 12.5% to 25%, depending on how many Minutes in your plan

A mobile app that shows you the top nightlife spots based on real-time data from GPS phones. Works on Blackberry and coming soon to iPhone. Appears to only be available in the SF Bay Area for now.

Note to self: Put all 11 of these foods into a blender and make a very disgusting yet healthy smoothie.

“Less is more. Simplicity is power. Create a solid foundation, and let others build a thousand different houses, each catering to a different need, and you’ll never go out of fashion. Simplicity is the key that unlocks the web.”

Screenshots of the new iGoogle

“Twitter should take full advantage of their messaging platform, user base and user disposition to lead in the P2P mobile payments space, where, despite years of hype, no one has much of a head start.”

“Yes, it’s making gobs of money. Yes, it’s full of smart people. Yes, it’s a wonderful place to work. So why are so many people leaving?”

“Now that Google is just another big software company, lots of people are comparing it to other big software companies like Microsoft and finding it lacking.”

A web version of Keynote (via net@nite). Created by a couple of guys who used to work for Apple.

Includes an interview with one of the creators of 280slides

“To assume that just because a very small segment of an already small segment of early adopters say that Twitter is dead in the water is wrong. It is wrong because Twitter as it moves to the mainstream is no longer for them.”