Isn't this time of year supposed to be slow?

The traditional holiday slow-down is not occurring at my job, so I haven't had time to keep up with the news or post here. I'm living on Provigil, which is the greatest thing ever. Except that I am totally exhausted when it wears off.

Some tidbits to hold you over until my workload eases up:

Fark allegedly tries to trademark NSFW. Good luck with that.

On the future of Ajax.

New startup does something to help people decide whether to buy or rent. I haven't quite figured out what that is yet or how it works, but it's a cool idea for people living in big, expensive cities.

Silicon Alley Insider names Top 100 Most Influential people, and there's also a "People's Choice" with less votes than nominees.

Robert Scoble leaves PodTech. Why this is interesting I have no idea. I have never heard of PodTech outside the confines of Scoble.

Fred Wilson throws a party? Why wasn't I invited? Maybe I should have nominated myself to the Silicon Alley Insider's 100 most influential people list.

Facebook's guerilla marketing bible or some such ridiculous thing.

Startup Flash Game

Try to see how difficult it is to run a start-up in this awesome little Flash game. My one gripe - why does a Flash designer cost more than an Ajax coder? And why do PR people make so much more than both of them? In my experience that is not the case.

And here is someone who wants to do a reality show type thing to determine who gets funding and who doesn't. The "wisdom of crowds" is a well established fact but we also have notable exceptions, like George Bush and most of the American Idol winners.

Some other random stuff:
Top Ten Joe Pesci Beatings (from Cracked)
This is what it's like to be Britney Spears - no wonder she is so crazy. Poor girl.

I don't eat meat and this is pretty much why...

And for my own personal reference, how to get a book published.