¶ Matins: At Surprisingly Free, Jerry Ellig observes that taking procedural shortcuts (resorting to “fast tracks”) can lure regulatory rule-makers into carelessness. He urges the FTC, which may be given enforcement power over online firms, not to repeat the errors of the FCC’s recent “net neutrality” fiasco. 

¶ Lauds: Lauren Wissot loves Enron — the musical. In spite of itself. (The House Next Door)

¶ Prime: At the Times, Dan Bilefsky and Landon Thomas present a lucid explanation of why the proposed Greek bailout is unlikely to make anybody happy.

¶ Tierce: Hugo Mercier reports on a study showing that, to soccer players at least, there’s something more important than scoring points. (International Cognition and Culture Institute; via The Morning News)

¶ Sext: John Hargrave tests his VISA card’s concierge service. (Not surprisingly, this “service” helps cardholders spend more money.) It’ll be interesting to see how long this sort of thing is tolerated: (The Blog of Tim Ferriss; via The Morning News)

¶ Nones: How do you feel about Jonestown tourism? Good idea? Not so much? (NYT)

¶ Vespers: Maud Newton celebrates her blog’s eighth anniversary by offering a tour d’horizon of today’s better bookish blogs. She also notes a spot of fatigue.

¶ Compline: At The Bygone Bureau, staff members contribute to a collection of cooking-disaster stories that are not so much sidesplitting as illuminating: what does cooking look like to people who don’t really cook?

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