And while you're hanging around, why not find out what your name acronym would stand for, if you were a cyborg...
11:12:52 PM  #   your two cents []

The Geek Hierarchy. Where do you fit in?
11:06:48 PM  #   your two cents []

Luis Bunuel. "I'm still an atheist, thank God." [Quotes of the Day]
11:05:30 PM  #   your two cents []

ICANN Needs Another Long Trip. After its latest junket in a far-away place -- during which it canceled future elections for at-large members of its board -- it's clear that the time is right for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to go away. Commentary by Lauren Weinstein. [Wired News]
11:03:45 PM  #   your two cents []

From Werblog: Good Markoff piece on WiFi. New York Times: "In an otherwise bleak Silicon Valley, Wi-Fi and its anytime, anywhere Internet capabilities now stand out as the one area in which there is now a fresh burst of entrepreneurial and technical creativity."
9:19:33 PM  #   your two cents []

I like this, from the Shifted Librarian (and hey, how about [grin] a tech journalist Barbie?!):

This made the rounds of the library blogosphere last week, but in case you haven't seen it, Mattel is holding a vote to determine Barbie's next career and one of the choices is librarian. I went ahead and voted for my vocation because I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt and hoping that they'll use the opportunity to extend Barbie beyond just "Barbie" for a new generation of kids.

For example, I'd love to see them evolve the Talk With Me Barbie concept to make Librarian Barbie an interactive guide for information literacy. Barbie could surf with kids and prompt them to think about the sites they are visiting. However, if Mattel fails to take advantage of this opening, I'd love to see a Smartee Librarian. Right now, librarians are leading the vote with 47%.

[The Shifted Librarian]
9:18:07 PM  #   your two cents []

Comdex: Fossil licenses Palm OS. Watch maker to put OS in 'wrist PDA' [InfoWorld: Top News]
9:15:26 PM  #   your two cents []

More good stuff from Boing Boing! Multiple-choice for prospective coders. Here's the kind of essay-question quiz that prospective engineering employees are being given. Joey had to take these a couple weeks ago for a job interview:

1.What is good code?
2. What are basic, core, practices for a developer?
3. What do you like about .NET?
4. What don't you like about .NET? What would you change?
5. What do you like about programming?
6. Do you have a favourite programming book? More than one? Which ones? And why.
7. What is the responsibility of QA?
8. Who is Dr Bob?
9. Who is Don Knuth?
10. Who is Kent Beck?
11. What do you know about Linux? Assuming you're familiar with it, what do you like about it? What don't you like? If you haven't used Linux you can skip this question.
12. What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

Link [Boing Boing Blog]
9:14:05 PM  #   your two cents []

From Boing Boing: Script Kiddee baby clothes. Baby tees that read "Script Kiddee/I am leet, give me warez." The perfect Xmas gift for the hax0r prego-saur in your life. Link
[Boing Boing Blog]
9:12:13 PM  #   your two cents []

Lindows unleashes new OS [InfoWorld: Top News]
9:10:06 PM  #   your two cents []

(update) Wang leaves CA. CA founder makes Kumar chairman [InfoWorld: Top News]
9:09:23 PM  #   your two cents []

Stanford University Library's project to document the history of the Mac is also shaping up nicely online at The Making of the Mac, says Steve Bowbrick on his blog.
5:20:37 PM  #   your two cents []

Read it and weep: This morning I went to hear Jin-wook Son, the managing director of the UK office of Korea Telecom, speak about S. Korea's phenomenal broadband market -- it has 10 million b/b subscribers (mostly DSL), around 70 per cent of households, the highest b/b penetration in the world. 55 million Koreans are online. Most Koreans subscribe to the 'premium' DSL offering from Korea Telecom, which gives 8 Mbps for... ready?... about 33 $/€ a month. Modem rental is an additional 2.50 and the one-off installation cost is €/$25. Setting aside factors such as very high density housing, which makes getting people wired up easier, he ascribes the fast take-up to huge govt support, a competitive telecoms market (and remember, he is from the incumbent operator!), and lots of content and services. Online gaming is very, very, VERY big in Korea. More on all this during the week.
2:40:48 PM  #   your two cents []

Gates' keynote accentuates the positive. As has become standard in recent years, Microsoft's chairman uses his Comdex keynote to offer a rebuttal to the notion that the tech industry's best days are behind it. [CNET News.com]
9:05:31 AM  #   your two cents []

Lord Brabazon. "I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it." [Quotes of the Day]
9:04:49 AM  #   your two cents []

Change Urged in Broadband Policy. A group of technology and media companies argue that the open nature of the Internet will be lost unless the F.C.C. amends its broadband policy.  [New York Times: Technology]
9:04:04 AM  #   your two cents []

Spotting Technology's Investment Nuggets. Peter Rogers, director of research at Pacific Crest Securities, an investment bank in Portland, Ore., took some time to assess the technology industry. [New York Times: Technology]
9:03:13 AM  #   your two cents []