links for 2008-02-29

Andi Gutmans’ Weblog: Zend Framework to be part of Ubuntu!

should be interesting to see what this does for Zend’s uptake

(tags: zend framework andigutmans ubuntu multiverse)
Boycott Novell » Mark Shuttleworth’s Stance on Mono Inside Ubuntu

Mark on the situation with respect to Mono and patents

(tags: markshuttleworth mono patents ubuntu)
rc3.org — The future of the exurbs

interesting piece. i’ve actually wondered if we’d see the reverse: more people, particularly families, moving back to the burbs for the quality of life, enabled by telecommuting and so on

(tags: exurbs suburbs rafecolburn culture demographics census)
jarkolicious :: Chyrp

Chyrp is indeed pretty cool

(tags: chyrp blogs tumblr via:raven)
Where can I subscribe to a running-shoe-replacement service? « Jon Udell

amen. hurt my hip and leg last year with worn out shoes. related, i just learned of Amazon’s Prime enabled subscription service for groceries and so on: subscriptions rule.

(tags: runningshoes subscription service jonudell)
Short fiction prize won by Massachusetts writer | Entertainment | Reuters

congratulations to my old fiction professor

(tags: jimshepard fiction award williams professor via:bree)