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There's been a lot of noise--a lot of noise--about how Facebook's stock went down immediately after the IPO.  "Facebook now has an unlike button: NASDAQ!  Hee hee!"  Here's the truth.

I've switched careers and am now a full-time web developer.  My last legal contract job finished two weeks ago, and I informed the temp agency that I was not interested in doing more.  Does this mean I'm no longer an attorney?  Not quite.

I just read the 500-Mile Email Story for the first time.  (It's amazing how many internet memes I've missed.)  This story would be funny to anyone, I think, but it's going to be more funny for computer nerds, and I'll tell you why: our hubris.  When normal people have computer problems, we can typically fix them in less time that it would take to snort derisively (which we also do).  So many of their problems are things we've been advising them against for years, eg. "did you back up your work first?  When was the last time you scanned for viruses?

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From Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal