Tech – Microsoft’s new vision: a computer in every… coffee maker? (Ars)
The two companies (Microsoft and Fugoo) are working on “the next generation” of household appliances, gadgets, and accessories that are not only connected to the Internet, but also utilize a standard API for communicating with each other.

Film - An Open Letter From ‘Watchmen’ Producers (HitFix)
Shouldn’t Warner Brothers be entitled to the spoils – if any — of the risk they took in supporting and making Watchmen? Should Fox have any claim on something they could have had but chose to neither support nor show any interest in?

Media – Wisconsin State Journal and Lee Enterprises – Bleaker Than I Thought (Slogan)
The stock of Lee Enterprises was worth about $1.5 billion when the company borrowed almost an identical amount of money to buy the Pulitzer newspaper group in the summer of 2005. Today, Lee’s shares are worth only $13.5 million…

Insanity - Porn industry seeks federal bailout (CNN)
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the adult entertainment industry.

Tech – Logitech G19 Hands On: I Watched YouTube on a Gaming Keyboard (Gizmodo)
Just plain cool!

Music (?) - David Lee Roth vocals + Microsoft Songsmith = AAAAAAAAAA! (Mefi Music)