- Jamis Buck: Net::SSH, Capistrano, and Saying Goodbye. It’ll be interesting to see how Capistrano fares without its author and long time maintainer. This will also be a test of the Github model. Anyone can create their own Capistrano fork and go forward, will consensus arise around one particular fork?
- Paul Krugman: What should government do? A Jindal meditation. Really excellent academic definition of public goods.
- Harold McGee: Do You Need All That Water to Boil Pasta? McGee takes on one of the great sacred cows of the kitchen.
- Ars Technica: Hands on: Safari 4 beta fast, mixes polish, rough UI edges. Nice review of the new Safari beta.
- Datawocky: Reboot: How to Reinvent a Technology Startup.
- The Washington Monthly: What about the filibusters? Turns out Senate procedure doesn’t require Senators to make interminable speeches to maintain a filibuster.