Scaling Memcached with vBuckets. basics of how membase (used by Zynga) shards data in a cluster. nothing about the protocol about deciding how new nodes get assigned buckets though.

Status Code Drinking Game. just keep reloading. only funny if you’re a nerd. “416 Request Entity Too Large : Thats what she said! Everyone drinks.”

GROW 2010. I wish I had known about this conference. great single-track line-up and the third day is a choice of outdoor activity. what a great idea!

Don’t let jQuery’s $(document).ready() slow you down | Encosia. makes a couple good points about when not to use jquery’s document ready method.

Why aren’t you using git-flow? – Jeff Kreeftmeijer. that’s a pretty cool git plugin.

Why Free Plans Don’t Work | Software by Rob. nice post about why free accounts basically creates a pile of users you’ll never convert but need to support.

ING DIRECT Canada: Chequing. ING launched a fee-free chequing account. Free email money transfers too. Maybe this will put some pressure on the big banks in Canada.

MOTHERFUCKINGLASERS!!!!. html5 is clearly awesome.

The ISEAMI House by Robles Architects » CONTEMPORIST. now this is a gorgeous house.

Any way you Slice It – Brand New. nice logo and packaging.

MongoDB Videos from Seattle Meet Up « myNoSQL. The first talk, “MongoDB for Real Time Data Collection and Stats Generation”, is pretty interesting. Uses Mongo for generating stats and talks about using map-reduce for generating more stats.

Op-Ed Contributor – Universities Are Heading Toward Academic Bankruptcy – NYTimes.com. holy shit those are some big numbers.

Don’t Be Ugly By Accident! « OkTrends. “statistical proof that iPhone users aren’t just getting fucked by Apple”.

500 Days Of Weezy. mash-up of 500 Days of Summer soundtrack with Lil’ Wayne. The mash-up of Hall & Oates Rich Girl with Lollipop is pretty awesome.

NY Times – Coal Miner in China. I just thought this photo was stunning.

The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.

600 Club Gets a New Member – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com. A-Rod basically has the title for “youngest person to hit X home runs for everything” over 200.

High School Courses Developed by MIT > Gödel, Escher, Bach: A Mental Space Odyssey. I’ve tried twice to read GEB and failed both times. Perhaps these video lectures can put me over the top.

What collapsing empire looks like – Salon.com. closing library systems? making the 12th grade optional? turning off street lights? Welcome to America.

The Island and Lake Combination. including “Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island”.