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http://www.membox.com/brainbox/us/home.nsf/link/23042006-Why-I-prefer-being-a-contractor

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:51:52 -0700

"I've been a contractor now for about 8 years. During that time, my average income has been around double what I could have expected as an averagely-paid permanent in a similar job."

tarmo.fi & Blog Archive & Don't draw diagrams of wrong practices - or: Why people still believe in the Waterfall model

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:45:53 -0700

"If you look at the scientific articles on software engineering that discuss the waterfall, [...] they�re saying something like 'The waterfall is a proven method (Royce, 1970).' So they base their claims on an article that actually says the opposite: th

Small Unix

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:43:27 -0700

List of Unix distributions for embedded devices and small and live CD Linux and BSD based distributions

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:40:30 -0700

Ranked list of Linux and BSD live CDs and DVDs

The Voters Paradox

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:35:38 -0700

"Could it be that human society is so constructed that to survive, morality is necessary? An intriguing thought -- a nonreligious basis for morality! And a powerful one: either we cooperate or we face a total destruction of civilization as we know it."

How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off

Thu, 04 May 2006 07:28:37 -0700

"This is going to sound really stupid, but it works. Practice getting up as soon as your alarm goes off. That�s right �" practice. But don�t do it in the morning. Do it during the day when you�re wide awake."

20 Amazing Facts About Voting In The United States

Thu, 04 May 2006 07:26:30 -0700

Fact 1. 80% of all votes in America are counted by only two companies: Diebold and ES&S. Fact 2. There is no federal agency with regulatory authority or oversight of the US voting machine industry.

Handy programs to put on a USB stick. at SnapFiles.com

Thu, 04 May 2006 07:04:59 -0700

Windows-only list of zero-install programs.

Deficits do matter | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Thu, 04 May 2006 06:48:48 -0700

"Why do persistent large trade deficits matter? The first reason concerns jobs. The current US economic recovery has been the weakest since the second world war, and this is significantly due to the trade deficit."

The Leading Global News Brand

Wed, 03 May 2006 13:00:48 -0700

"for all the handwringing about how the Internet is destroying the newspaper business, we can point to at least one well positioned newspaper company that took advantage of the Internet to add significant value to its business."