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title: links for 2008-01-27
date: 2008-01-27T05:17:46Z
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timestamp: 2008-01-27T05:17:46Z
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- [Photo Matt » Sun Acquires MySQL](http://ma.tt/2008/01/sun-acquires-mysql/#comment-437886)
    
    Marten weighs in on the acquisition on Matt’s blog; a typically positive community interaction from Marten
    
    (tags: [martenmickos](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/martenmickos) [mysql](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/mysql) [mattmullenweg](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/mattmullenweg) [m&a](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/m&a))
- [Meet the world’s premier open source vendor – Sun | The Register](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/16/sun_mysql_open_source/page2.html)
    
    interesting piece by Ashlee. skeptical of the “potential Linux re-entry” angle – the affection for Solaris is systemic and entrenched – but it’s otherwise solid
    
    (tags: [mysql](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/mysql) [sun](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/sun) [ashleevance](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/ashleevance) [linux](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/linux) [solaris](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/solaris) [opensource](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/opensource))
- [2007 Best Sellers, eMusic](http://www.emusic.com/features/hub/topselling/index.html)
    
    unsuprisingly, i bought a high percentage of these: 8 out of the top 12, to start
    
    (tags: [emusic](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/emusic) [2007](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/2007) [bestof](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/bestof) [lists](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/lists))
- [Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source](http://www.theonion.com/content/news/area_eccentric_reads_entire_book)
    
    can you imagine?
    
    (tags: [2008](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/2008) [articles](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/articles) [books](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/books) [comedy](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/comedy) [culture](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/culture) [funny](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/funny) [humor](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/humor) [reading](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/reading))
- [The Big Lead » Blog Archive » No Blogs for Old Men](http://thebiglead.com/?p=4305#more-4305)
    
    “[LA] bureau executive of the [AP]…put out a memo…they were to pay more attention to…Britney Spears. The message was: She is news. No she isn’t. She is titillation. She is a troubled young woman whom we cover with delight, rather than empathy.”
    
    (tags: [negativity](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/negativity) [news](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/news) [latimes](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/latimes) [thebiglead](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/thebiglead) [celebrity](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/celebrity))
- [FOX Sports on MSN – NFL – ’72 Dolphins don’t want to face the truth](http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7718954/'72-Dolphins-don't-want-to-face-the-truth)
    
    i know some of the folks reading this are big Dolphin fans, but honestly, they’ve shown a distinct lack of class concering the Patriots all season (and i’m not a Pats fan)
    
    (tags: [dolphins](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/dolphins) [patriots](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/patriots) [sportsmanship](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/sportsmanship) [football](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/football))