Battle of the Java Grid frameworks

 http://www.jroller.com/nivanov/entry/cost_of_open_grid_computing

Is Your Job Safe?

Yes, trolling the biz press as usual. Comes to my inbox you know, 12 times a day

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Careers/Is-Your-IT-Job-Safe/

Book: The Geography of Bliss

Why are people happy, and does it have anything to do where they live? A review of The Geography of Bliss. Who knew that Moldavians have pervasive desire for schadenfreude?

www.powells.com/blog/?=2845

IT shortage jeremiad

In case you haven’t heard this song lately

http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2248193,00.asp

Banzai!

With John McCain being the putative front runner, it worth noting that several weeks ago he said that he thought it would be fine to stay in Iraq for 10,000 years if need be

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/09/10000-years-mccain-wins-anti-war-gop-vote/

The Japanese war cry from WW II fame,”Banzai!” literally means “10,000 years”, meaning that the imperial regime should last 10,000 years. So should McCain’s campaign adopt “Banzai!” as their campaign slogan?

Funny though that in New Hampshire among Republican primary voters who opposed the war, McCain had the largest support, even more than Ron Paul who actually opposes the war. Maybe “10,000″ years is being interpreted as a code word for “get out now” by confused voters?

What is an audible smirk?

Do you wipe an audible smirk away or do you have to drown it out with silence?