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Linked List: November 8, 2006

Wednesday, 8 November 2006

Joe Clark:

I’m appealing to supporters to donate small amounts to support me while I start up a research project. …

My donation goal (the amount I am trying to raise) is a convenient $7,777, which, apart from being a lucky number, will keep me afloat at a subsistence level for four months. No honeymoons in Hong Kong here.

This is a jim-dandy cause and worth your support.

MDJ on the Worm Sent Out by Google ★

MDJ does its best George Ou impersonation:

It’s about time those smug, self-satisfied Google users joined the real world instead of living a “security doesn’t matter” fantasy land.

Boing Boing: Rumsfeld Resignation Summarized in Mac Screenshot ★

I won’t spoil the joke here.

Hacking the Web 2.0 Conference ★

Clever: web startup Mashery booked a conference room at the same hotel where the very expensive Web 2.0 Summit conference is being held. So instead of paying big bucks to be an official part of the conference, they paid a meager amount directly to the hotel. With gallons of free margaritas being dispenses, I’m guessing they’re not having problems drawing attendees, either.

Jackass of the Week: Steve Wilson ★

Steve Wilson, “principal analyst” for ABI Research, is touting the results of a ludicrous survey that indicates 58 percent of iPod owners are “likely” to buy a Microsoft Zune as their next music player. Uh-huh. Sounds to me like there’s a 99 percent chance Steve Wilson is a jackass.

The associated report being issued by the research firm concluded that for Apple to maintain its lead, it must make big announcements in 2007. “Apple needs a new high-end device that works really well and looks really cool, because other brands are catching up,” said Mr. Wilson.

That’s just brilliant. New iPods that “work really well and look really cool”. What would Apple do without insightful advice like this?

New Core 2 Duo MacBooks ★

1.83 and 2.0 GHz, now with hard drives up to 200 GB. RAM is still capped at 2 GB, and black is still going to cost you extra. These look like great machines — I didn’t expect Core 2 Duo MacBooks until after Christmas.