I see these types of post ("write popular service X in language/framework/tool Y over the weekend") rather frequently and I often wonder whether I'm just being a cranky old man or if the various US CS education programs aren't preparing these folks.

"it seems I need something called EMACS..WTF..!!!!!" -- interesting thread, the instant lulz but also the learning process the individual goes thru.

"No, RDF asked XML for namespaces." Source of the infamous "RDF tax" line of thought I presume

I'm confused. Inequality amongst women & men in technology is something I'm _very_ concerned about... but I gathered no evidence of sexism in that thread. Maybe having met Maciej in person and having read Shelly's blog(s) for a long time helps me to get a better sense of the voices in that thread?

Stephen Crocker on standards: IETF & RFCs

Man, I'm loving this info dump on the creation of Python.

Web tech archaeology at its best: Dan Brickley does a history dump on the origins of RDF.

Marketing or actually "greener"? Hrm.

Conversations like these are happening every day, in every organization type possible, and at multiple levels within an organization.

That's a rather nifty *looking* mouse, I'd like to actually try it in person though.