• Does Language Influence Culture? – WSJ.com – An interesting analysis of how our mother tongue affects our perception and cognition of the world around us and how learning a second language opens up a new way of thinking
• Crafty developer sneaks a $.99 tethering app into the App Store, disguised as a flashlight. – I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time for this

• Cocoa with Love: Is a virtual machine for Cocoa programming inevitable? – A very interesting article on the pros/cons of objective-C and how Apple might be planning a virtual machine that multiple languages could compile down to
• Panic Blog » Good UI – Definitely watch this video, though it takes a while to load, and also check out the comments, this is literally a new generation of usability

• Scribe: SEO Copywriting Made Simple – Seems like a great SEO service that will either analyse what you paste into a form, or directly for each piece of content you create in Wordpress, Joomla or Drupal
• ipad apps – a great selection of educational apps for kids

• The iPad: a Near-Miracle for My Son With Autism | BlogHer – a neat perspective on using an ipad as a learning tool for children
• 30+ iPad Apps For Designers, Developers And Creative Types | SpyreStudios – Some great suggestions for iPad apps

• Ten One Designer’s Blog – This will open up some really interesting possibilities for the iPad
• Communities Dominate Brands: Full Analysis of iPhone Economics – it is bad news. And then it gets worse – A brave look at the real economics behind the AppStore

• Panic Blog » Coda Notes: a Safari Extension – This Safari extension sounds amazing, can't wait
• All things spatial: Law of “exponentialism” of online advertising revenue and online business value – An interesting look at how to peg the value per user per month to your site, in terms of advertising revenue

• Kyle Conroy’s Personal Blog and Portfolio – Should I have bought that Apple Product? – Jeez, be a darn sight better than having all those old iphones lying around
• Academia and the decline of wealth in America – Jacob – This article proposes that we (W. Europe and N. America) have less buying power than our parents and explores some of the historic reasons why that may be the case – interesting reading

Stackoverflow has a great list of terms programmers have come up with where the standard jargon just didn’t cut it.  A few gems in here, see if you can guess what the following might be:

• Yoda conditions – arrg, right up there with with leaving off the ?> in PHP, “training wheels best practices” …
• shrug report – I get this on a daily basis
• Egyptian brackets
• Refuctoring – one word speaks volumes
• Stringly typed – one of my favs – check out Yii framework if you’re unfamiliar with the concept
• Heisenbug – an old and painful classic, I get them all the time
• Fear Driven Development – I think we’ve all been there
• Baklava code – this one is just begging to enter your vocabulary

• The Technium: 1,000 True Fans – A very inspiring piece that suggests that artists and small businesses creating their own products actually only need about 1000 true fans to generate a decent revenue
• Mac & the iPad – Another really interesting and inspiring article about Steve Jobs, it gives an insight into his design process

• Khan Academy – An amazing collection of 1200+ videos on anything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance
• JWB’s blog: Joel on Software – a summary: 2000 – Joel's blog is required reading for anyone in the tech sector – here's a nice slice to pique your interest