links for 2008-07-11

Oh boy, that unlucky customs officer trying to work out whether I really have the 'right' to listen to my vinyl-ripped copy of that faceless cover version of the Doctor Who theme from the 1970s...

"Chinese authorities say 82 suspected terrorists have been arrested this year for plotting to sabotage the Olympic Games in Beijing". It remains unclear yet whether one of them was Dwain Chambers.

So that is 40 points deducted in total from Luton in the space of 8 months. I still don't follow the football rules that allow Chelsea and Manchester United to be in debt to the tune of £1.5bn, but punish small teams like Luton who face extinction.

Entertainingly cites the glut of Hollywood sequals on next year's blockbuster slate as one of the 5 factors ;-)

Dan points out why RSS link activity tracking tools are just as, if not more, useful for publishers as readers.

What caught my eye: "In London, David Suen was the first outside the Apple store at 6.30am. He had bought his place in the queue on eBay 'for less than £50' from another man who had been waiting since 11am on Thursday". You can sell that on eBay?