Why not take a break from the fire hose of Twitter and RSS and check out our weekly roundup of essential writing from around the web about technology, culture, media, and the future? Ben Crair considers the awkwardness and anxiety caused by the typing indicators in chat and texting programs. The New Republic: Ben Crair – I Can See You Typing Simon Parkin writes about Kurt J. Macs 3-year-long quest (he has 22 years left) to reach the edge of Minecraft, an end enabled by a glitch in the infinitely game.