Inside the iPhone [via]

The poor man’s iPhone (my pal Carissa Ray (no relation) built and photographed this)

Behind the scenes of Ratatouille

Brad Bird talks to the New York Times about making what looks to be the best Pixar pic yet

Anil’s got a great post about reporting in the hyperconnected internet era

“What’s most impressive for this new style of journalism is the effortless switching between original reporting, editing, and curating content from other sources, all with the seamlessness of someone who’s a web native.”

Kottke’s got a quick, sharp post on Facebook as the new AOL

“As it happens, we already have a platform on which anyone can communicate and collaborate with anyone else, individuals and companies can develop applications which can interoperate with one another through open and freely available tools, protocols, and interfaces. It’s called the internet.”

AT&T speeding up their EDGE network ahead of the iPhone release?

Some folks reporting speeds of up to 200kpbs, about 3-5 times faster than EDGE typically runs

Not much love for iPhone in Seattle?

As of 6pm on Thursday, the line at the U-Village Apple store was 2 people long. Could be the rain…

Chicken! Fried! Bacon! “This is good… just needs more salt.”

Fake Steve puts the smackdown on “spokesblogging”

“[Arrington] ends up sounding like a gal who’s trying to convince you that she’s not a ‘prostitute,’ she’s an ‘escort.’” I friggin love Fake Steve.

Friday can’t get here soon enough