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PrintPromotion.com gets real. Eric Stephens writes in to tell us about PrintPromotion.com, the e-commerce site his team launched after getting some inspiration from our Building of Basecamp workshop. …I’d been trying to develop an ecommerce project for about six months, and after attending the building of basecamp in September of last year I felt I… Continue reading PrintPromotion.com gets real

How to Not Fix the ID Problem. Several of the 9/11 terrorists had Virginia driver's licenses in fake names. These were not forgeries; these were valid Virginia IDs that were illegally sold by Department of Motor Vehicle workers. So what did Virginia do to correct the problem? They required more paperwork in order to get… Continue reading How to Not Fix the ID Problem

Good tips from the wiki. A sampling of some entries I’ve particularly liked on the unsorted life hacks page of the 43F Wiki.  [43 Folders]

Bay State recovery spurs bill for tax cut. With state tax revenues soaring, lawmakers on Beacon Hill are advancing a proposal to lower the Massachusetts income tax rate, if state spending is restored to levels last seen before the fiscal crisis began three years ago. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

The Rails weblog moves to Typo (finally!). When we originally launched rubyonrails.org, none of the Rails-based blogging engines were really up to the task of running the show. But with the appearance of Typo and it’s massive uptake and rapid improvement, we have a very viable solution now. So goodbye, WordPress! You served us in… Continue reading The Rails weblog moves to Typo (finally!)

Women leaving IT, bloggers warn. Caterina Fake (founder of Flickr) posts over at Misbehaving.net: Women leaving tech jobs in droves. And Antonella Pavese: Leaving IT. “I found that the IT culture, initially exciting and seemingly full of possibilities, in the long run does not fulfill its promises.” This is a real problem. I'm not sure… Continue reading Women leaving IT, bloggers warn

Shuttles Dogged by Aging Parts. As the space shuttles — now 13 to 21 years old — start to show their age, troubleshooting becomes more challenging and maintenance more crucial. [Wired News]

'Worrying gaps' in defence against further attacks. Government-funded report claims Britain relies too much on US, while war in Iraq was boost to al-Qaeda [The Scotsman]

Connecting wikis. What if we connect domain specific wikis, extract and republish summaries, reflect and collect feedback and enable OODA loops? So we have WikiPedia at the top of the knowledge foodchain – an evolving, open collection of smarts and pointers collecting… [Knowledge-at-work]

Marc says “Ahoy”. Marc Canter: “The inmates have taken over the asylum.” Marc's right. One of the things that happened last year when I started working with UserLand on Radio was talk of Radio 9. UserLand's a small company with some great products and Manila took priority over Radio. Now with major Manila development stable… Continue reading Marc says “Ahoy”