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links for 2008-08-28

• Former Virginia Governor's Comment On Science At Convention Lights Up Twitter | Threat Level | Wired.com
  "It didn't ignite the crowd at the Pepsi Center in Denver Tuesday night in the same way as Hillary Clinton's speech did, but the 2008 Democratic National Convention keynote by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner lit up the micro-blogging service Twitter as its geek community celebrated a throwaway line in Warner's speech … In a one-liner, he quipped: 'Just think about this: In four months, we will have an administration that actually believes in science!'"
  (tags: twitter politics election2008)
• Get tough on telecommuting: 6 questions to ask before you say yes | Computer World
  "Some telework decisions are fairly obvious — most managers wouldn't let a new, inexperienced employee telework until he had proven himself, for example — but there are other, more subtle aspects of a person's character and a company's culture that can make or break a telework arrangement."
  (tags: jobs technology management)
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  (tags: typography webdedesign html humor via:pharkins)