Die unertraegliche Lameness des Web 2.0 Why the “social web” fails and what could be done better. I couldn’t agree more, the author tackles lots of valid points (in German, but also available in English. Update: Currently offline because of the controversial JMStV).
What Your Computer Does While You Wait Interesting article comparing the relative speeds of the various parts in your computer, using illustrative examples.
What’s New in Ruby 1.9.2 I’ve been using 1.9 since it came out, and 1.9.2 definitely is the best Ruby I’ve ever used. Hopefully this post by Dave Thomas will convince even more people to finally leave 1.8 behind.
The Xenotext Experiment Awesome beyond words, the Xenotext Experiment tries to combine genetics and poetry.