Random, and yet interesting links from the World Wide Web...
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George Oates (of Flickr): Not quite what I had in mind

Yahoo lays off George. This is certainly _not_ the way to handle this.

George - I am sorry about this. And Good Luck in the next endeavor

“We tease. And when we do, we look for traces of the telltale signs of desire — the lip pucker, the lip lick, the mutual gaze that lasts beyond the 0.20-second eye contact that defines more formal exchange. Teasing is the stage for the drama of flirtation, where suitors provoke in order to look for the sure signs of enduring commitment.”
— In Defense of Teasing - NYTimes.com
The End of Wall Street's Boom

Brilliant article by Michael Lewis on what went wrong in Wall Street.

On a side note, books by the same author - http://bit.ly/TbO8

Aliens Cause Global Warming
RIP Michael - And thank you for this wonderful insight.
What I Believe
“I believe I.T. DOES matter (but not for the reasons IT people think it does) and that ultimately, people don’t want drills, they want holes” - Great blog post
Digital Casserole: What I Believe
Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus
Jason Fried - Things We’ve Learned at 37Signals
“Optimize for now. Don’t worry too much about what might happen. Focus on today.” - Wise words indeed. Brilliant post.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Eccentric Programmer/”Genius”
Great description of geeks in general…