* John McPhee on Writing, Teaching, and Programming.
* A sad day: Cisco is shutting down its Flip video camera unit. Amateur, uh, home video makers everywhere mourn. I’ve had a Flip MinoHD for a couple of years, and it’s a delightful little camera. I’m annoyed because the decision to shutter Flip appears to be an annoying corporate one.
David Pogue says Flip had an amazing new product coming out.
You can also see a New York Times article. Note that it doesn’t mention whether a lot of Flip cameras are still selling; I assume they are. See too Ars Technica’s coverage.
* How Black People Use Twitter: The latest research on race and microblogging.
* Less music, more books might boost mental health in teens.