Okay, no time for clever intros this week (what do you mean you haven't noticed?). Lots to get through.

First, Chris reckons smart parents know the way to stop kids getting up to shenanigans on myspace is to ask them for help in signing up - suddenly, myspace is noplace they want to hang in. Meanwhile, Kiwi Zane Lowe at BBC Radio One was one cool British music biz exec. fooled by Q magazine’s bogus myspace band.

Did you know your nose can detect 32 primary smells? With that in mind, fans of a “winter warmer” might enjoy Glenfiddich’s proprietary guide to tasting, nosing and appreciating fine whisky.

Via BoingBoing, the power of the internet to smarten up crap companies and their employees: You Tube video of an ISP technician who falls asleep on a disgruntled customer’s couch while failing to install a new modem.

Via Arts & Letters Daily, comes this insightful review of the biography of a “gold-plated egomaniac”, Acid Redux: The life and high times of Timothy Leary by Louis Menand.

Stephen, an avid reader of the Economist, offers Lexington on Hillary Clinton and a survey on logistics/supply chain management - no, wait, it's really interesting but some of it may be behind the paywall.

Mark offers this on how newspapers shrink but news is thriving. It's the case here too. I was talking to a bunch of journos on the weekend who were unanimously of the opinion that the job market had never been as healthy as it is now. He also likes this on how the New York Times covers culture.

From me, Adolf offers an unintentionally hilarious view on Iraq from the comfort of his North Shore armchair. Things are pretty much going to plan, he says. That's some plan, fella. Anyway, Adolf may have a pretty good view of the Hauraki Gulf, but if you want to know what's happening on the ground you're probably better off asking the troops.

As Japanese pirates say, sayonara, me hearties.