Randall Munroe, creator of the oft-linked-here online comic xkcd, was interviewed by Noam Cohen of the New York Times. The resulting article appeared online today (link below).
Link By Link - This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix - NYTimes.com
Sunday, May 25
xkcd in NYT
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Saturday, May 17
The rise and (please, come quicky) fall of Microsoft
It's obvious that Microsoft won't be a big technology market force forever, and here's a great piece from the New York Times detailing their inevitable (and, in some senses, current) state of decline.
The Computer Industry Comes With Built-In Term Limits - New York Times
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Sunday, May 11
Another comic link
I know I've linked to a lot of Webcomics of late, but when there's a talking musical instrument I'm just compelled to share it...
Wondermark by David Malki ! - 406: In which there's a Problem in the Orchestra
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The Geek Code desperately needs updating, but in any case here's mine (as of 2010-02-28):
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If you really care about knowing what that all means, you either know the code already, or you can get it decoded for you here.