Geek out at these top tech destinations (MSNBC)
Even in the dot-com world's shaky economic climate, geek culture isn't going anywhere. So you may as well join them in their native habitat. Don't worry. It's safe. Just bring your coffee, your iPhone, and a USB drive.

Litigation and Arbitration (Mondaq)
United Kingdom: The Fraud Act 2006: Has It Had Any Impact?

Nick Paumgarten: Convivio (The New Yorker)
Tudor City is an odd part of town, a puzzle of deadends. Convivio, at the heart of it, replicates its screwy feng shui. If you walk in and feel confused--by the cramped, half-hidden bar, by the fact that it’s no longer L’Impero, by the narrow path to . . .

Doug Sidie Due in Court Wednesday, Could Be Formally Charged With Murder (WEAU Eau Claire)
Doug Sidie is scheduled to go to court at 1:15 p.m. in Jackson County; the district attorney hopes to formally charge him with homicide

REGION: County clerk ceases issuing licenses for same-sex couples (North County Times)
One day after the passage of Proposition 8, the state ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage, San Diego County officials stopped issuing marriage licenses to and conducting ceremonies for gays and lesbians.