There is always money in the banana stand

Zimbabwe introduces $100 billion banknotes, each valued at one US dollar.

In all seriousness, for posterity, I would love to get one or two of these new bills. If anyone can help, I will pay handsomely.

EDGE puts me on Edge

The line of 3G-hopefuls outside of Boston's Apple Store:

The fervor Apple instills in their customers, particularly compared to their competitor, is impressive.

Incidentally, down the street, the line outside of the decidedly-less cool AT&T Store was only ten or so folks deep.

The Business of Elections

To date, clearly poised to surpass $1 billion before the cycle is over, the campaigns have spent a whopping $900 million. The New York Times, again proving that their core competency is in producing remarkably-informative graphics, has this rad little interactive visualization:

$4.3m to Verizon for cell phones!

See also the related article, Cashing In on Obama and McCain .