• ROTTEN TOMATOES: Five Favorite Films with Stephen Merchant
  You know, I actually have to say that I think modern technology is really [stymieing] screenwriters nowadays. I mean, mobile phones, the internet, wifi, all those things, they don't work for a screenwriter. How many times did you ever see an episode of 24 where Jack Bauer has to lose his phone, or break his phone, or there's no signal? Because it's just such a godsend; it's like a teleporter, you know? It's too useful, a mobile phone.
• Apple
  Check out the menu bar effect when you increase/decrease the text size. Really cool
• Anatomy of long sales letter
  Long sales letters work - piss off designers who want fewer letters. Key is to write really good copy

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