• Missed out on every significant Valleywag post since June? Forbes writer Erika Brown wraps up the creep of "cool" into Silicon Valley. By finishing with a quote from Almost Famous, she's won me over. [Forbes]
• In yet another how-to, a blogger names five things your new business shouldn't waste money on. [Instigator Blog]
• Ex-Facebook employee Noah Kagan reviews a book about the rise of PayPal. Recommendation: read it. [OK Dork]
• Hahahahahaexplosivebatteries. [Blaugh]
• Rocketboom's correspondent reports from the Wired Nextfest, where weird actually means cool. [Rocketboom]

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