An intellectual property theme bookends this edition of Mirrors:

 

1. I have read a lot about Steve Albini, and listened to a fair bit of music he has made or produced. But I always imagined him to be more ranty. This measured but impassioned speech talks about how the rise of the internet is actually a good thing for the music industry. A great industry into how yuck (and potentially unnecessary) the music industry has been:

2. How to get just a little bit more involved in church. A user-friendly bit of advice for helping fringe people get more engaged at church.

3. Luke Isham has posted some great thoughts on gender and the Presbyterian gay marriage debate:

4. Some good advice on giving feedback in the workplace.

5. This guy found my blog post on plagiarism and shared with me this post he had written on the subject, about his first-hand experience.