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linkdump for 2008.02.25

Cash Me Out - Forbes.com
Daniel Lyons argues that Sun’s acquisition of MySQL represents “The end of open source as counterculture.”
(del.icio.us tags: business opensource MySQL)
KHOU: Student voters march at Prairie View A&M
The local political machine located an early voting location no closer to the campus of Prairie View A&M University, so students at the historically black campus marched down a highway to vote.
(del.icio.us tags: texas elections racism awesome)
Atlantic Monthly: The Next Slum?
Christopher B. Leinberger argues that suburbs, particularly the most sprawl-y are apt to become slums as younger people flock to the cities and transportation costs rise. Anyone who’s spent much time In Oklahoma City could tell you that.
(del.icio.us tags: transportation sustainability sprawl)
Obsolete Skills: Skills/Skills
This wiki allows users to list skills they believe have been make obsolete by changing technology.
(del.icio.us tags: history wiki technology)
Slate: Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy
In this article, Chris Wilson argues that collaborative sites like Digg and WIkipedia aren’t as democratic as one might think because they rely on elite groups of users for much of the decision-making.
(del.icio.us tags: bubbler production wikipedia Web2.0)

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