This article argues that tech companies haven't achieved true strategic leverage from content except for Amazon with Prime Video, despite disrupting music and books. via Benedict Evans.

Creators like David Lynch, Susan Orlean, and Chuck Close discuss the origins of ideas in a video shared by Jason Kottke.

Jason Kottke suggests that a viable startup idea is to find tasks that people are currently using spreadsheets for and build a better solution. via kottke.org.

For fans of tiki drinks looking beyond rum, this article from PUNCH explores the history of gin and bourbon in tiki cocktails, even providing recipes like "The Saturn" and "Suffering Bastard." via PUNCH

This guide from 2017 provides articles and op-eds that explain net neutrality and the potential consequences of losing it. via WIRED

An unsecured Amazon server containing customer records belonging to Verizon, including names, phone numbers, and account PINs, has been left exposed online by Israeli tech company Nice Systems. Verizon is investigating the incident. via ZDNET.

A July 2017 report from FiveThirtyEight analyzed job growth across various sectors and found that while jobs were up, wage growth remained slow. via FiveThirtyEight.

Jason Kottke has rounded up some of the best deals for Amazon Prime Day, including sales on Echo/Alexa devices, Kindle Paperwhites, and Instant Pots.

Alton Brown posted a teaser video hinting at the return of his show "Good Eats."