Practicalmadness

iPhone 3G space madness continues to be in full effect. After selling over a million phones during the debut weekend, John Gruber reports that iPhone 3G is pretty much sold out in the U.S. It’s just as well; before the Michigan Avenue store sold out over the weekend, there were 2-4 hour lines to buy them, even on some spectacularly rainy days. Meanwhile, a post about the new iPhone OS 2.0 and third-party apps is coming to Practicalmadness later this week.

So you think you’re poor? Why don’t you find out where your salary puts you on the Global Rich List? Hint: if you’re American and employed, you’re probably in the top 15% of all human beings, even if your annual income is below the U.S. poverty line. Not that that makes paying $5/gallon for gas any less horrifying.

Jack Shedd on understanding:

If you ever meet two folks who collaborate well, who can finish each other’s thoughts, chances are they share a pattern language. When one says “lightbox it”, the other knows exactly what he means. At some point, the two agreed on what a “lightbox” was and what applying that to something meant. It might have been a project in their past, or a conversation they had over drinks. Either way, some bit of history created a shared pattern between those individuals. An inside joke you’re not privy to.

Photos from the 2008 Tour de France, going on now through July 27. So far only one rider has been suspended for doping, which (if memory serves) is an improvement over last year’s race.

Like Jesus Christ and E.T. before him, Pixar’s WALL-E is an adorable, otherworldly creature of patience and pure love sent to save humanity from itself—so it’s only natural that people are clamoring for his blood. The AV Club’s guide to the Wall-E controversies.

NSFW: Playgirl model Nicholas Ryan demonstrates the right way to hula hoop on Wii Fit.

I’m not going to leave you alone — I want you to get mad!

Baby’s first internet: It’s not your job to right a wrong; just mark it ‘FAIL’ and move along.