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  • links for 2009-06-08

    Analysts deem Palm launch a success; Pre inventory replenishment eyed | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Good for Palm, about 50,000 phones sold on the first two days. (tags: palm palmpre cellphone mobile) A Sneak Peak at Google Wave Walking through Google Wave. (tags: google googlewave api protocol web2.0 communication) Overheard in New York | […]

  • links for 2009-06-05

    Library board rejects restrictions – JSOnline "The Library Board on Tuesday night unanimously rejected efforts by a local citizen group to restrict access of young adults to books depicting sex among teenagers or those describing teenage homosexual relationships." Good to hear. (tags: library censorship books) Hannity crops clip to claim Obama "decided to give 9-11 […]

  • links for 2009-06-03

    Beyond the noncompete "Employee noncompete agreements prohibit employees from engaging in conduct competitive with their employers after the employment relationship terminates. In many states, such agreements have historically been the most effective way for a company to protect a company's investment in training, the development of special skills, trade secrets, confidential information and goodwill. Now, […]

  • links for 2009-06-02

    Now Hiring! If You're Young – The New York Times "According to a survey conducted by the National Science Foundation and the Census Bureau, six years after finishing college, 57 percent of computer science graduates are working as programmers; at 15 years the figure drops to 34 percent, and at 20 years — when most […]

  • links for 2009-06-01

    Star Wars ABC – a set on Flickr I wish I could favorite an entire set on Flickr, because this would be favorited in a second. (tags: flickr starwars humor geek) Op-Ed Columnist – Reagan Did It – NYTimes.com "There’s plenty of blame to go around these days. But the prime villains behind the mess […]

  • links for 2009-05-30

    As Costs of College Sports Rise, Students Balk at Paying Tab – NYTimes.com "As athletic costs rise at a rate that the N.C.A.A. warns cannot be sustained, and as states continue to reduce spending on higher education, many athletic departments are seeking income beyond ticket sales, booster donations and television revenue to help stem the […]

  • links for 2009-05-29

    Twitter Chats: The New Media Commons? | Blog | design mind How do you sue Twitter to create a chat. (tags: twitter socialmedia business communication conversation web2.0) Woz Bing Apple Co Founder a "Big Fan" of Microsofts New Search Engine: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance "To be sure, Wozniak's expectations were low and he's withholding judgment […]

  • links for 2009-05-28

    Opera Desktop Team – Snapshot build with preview of the *new* Skin "Opera/9.80 (X11; Linux i686; U; en) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.00" Opera's 10.0 version browser UA string, stupid. (tags: opera internet browser technology ua) Judge Rules LifeLock’s Fraud Alert Service Illegal | Threat Level | Wired.com "In a decision that has privacy advocates and others scratching […]

  • links for 2009-05-24

    Hither Eucalyptus! – Jamie’s Web Log "Earlier today I received a phone call from an Apple representative. He was very complimentary about Eucalyptus. We talked about the confusion surrounding its App Store rejections, which I am happy to say is now fully resolved. He invited me to re-build and submit a version of Eucalyptus with […]

  • links for 2009-05-23

    YouTube – Biz Stone on Twitter – Interview Still not understanding Twitter, Biz Stone breaks it down. (tags: bizstone video socialnetworking socialnetworks socialnetwork twitter youtube communication speed information media journalism utility) The Raw Story » Conservative radio hosts gets waterboarded, and lasts six seconds before saying its torture Within six seconds called quits and declared […]

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