A brief collection of items we almost missed while frantically sifting through the bargain bin of IF related stories this week:

• Network World: India to Blackberry - give it up or get out! (God, it feels like prom all over again.)
• Reuters UK/Ars Technica: Syria and Tim Couch should be friends. Sure, this guy can come, too.
• Zero Paid: It’s hard out there for a pimp activist. Yeah, not so much for pimps these days.
• Bianet: US (big pot) calls Turkey (little kettle) oppressive (black).
• Reuters: Cuba lifts ban on DVD and computer sales. Though not on air conditioners, so watch for legions of Cubans sweating their balls off while catching up on the final two seasons of The Twilight Zone.
• NYT Blogs: The Internet Traffic Challenge: The Policy Dimension.
• HuffPo: Tragic headline, decent article.

That about wraps it up for me. I know I’ve totally ignored the OK Go goes to Washington thing this week, but I’ve got something in the works. In the meantime, pacify yourself by watching their treadmill video on YouTube for like the billionth time.

While you do that, I’m going to go catch up on Lost.

Happy weekending!