Another Inside Job: Regarding the state of financial regulation, Paul Krugman concludes:\n\n

\"In the days and weeks ahead, we’ll see pro-banker politicians denounce the proposed settlement, asserting that it’s all about defending the rule of law. But what they’re actually defending is the exact opposite — a system in which only the little people have to obey the law, while the rich, and bankers especially, can cheat and defraud without consequences.\"

Here’s Why Developers Are Scaring Twitter: Interesting analysis of twitter client usage, from a company called Sysomos.

Quicklook: Frenzy, Dropbox-driven social network for your Mac (hint: it’s great): While I haven't tried this yet myself, it does look interesting.

On Leaving Flickr: Interesting perspective from former Yahoo! employee, Matthew Rothenberg:\n\n

\"Very early in my career at Flickr, I worked on the first version of our mobile website. Shortly after launch, while I was travelling on a business trip in the UK, I was waiting for my delayed flight home in Heathrow Airport, bored and lonely. I pulled up m.flickr.com on my Treo 650 and within seconds was looking at a photo my dogsitter had taken of my pooch minutes before, and was able to engage in a conversation in the comments with her. Nowadays, these sort of interactions seem old hat, but at the time I distinctly remember thinking: I helped build something that will change people’s lives for the better.\"

An interview with Bryan Lee O'Malley : The Setup: Hilarious interview with Bryan Lee O'Malley, including this bit on mice:\n\n

\"I have a regular Mac keyboard and one of these dumb new Mac touchpad things (it looks like a coaster, but it's designed to be at a stupid angle all the time). I keep switching mice and keyboards because of my troubles. I tried a Magic Mouse for a while and it sucked, now I have the trackpad thingy and it also sucks. I used to have an ergonomic \"handshake\" mouse and that kind of sucked too. I honestly do not think there's an input device in the world that I can truly love.\"

iPhoto for iOS: I'd be shocked if we don't see iPhoto for iPad next year. Apple has used iLife to sell Macs, and now they're going to use it to sell iPads.