Daily Reading from February 07, 2008

7 Feb 2008

Links to what I’ve been reading recently.

Here Comes Trouble: Telephone Number Tyranny — "The Internet domain name system emerged as an overlay of meaningless IP addresses 25 years ago, and yet the wait for a mechanism that would reduce the need to keep track of meaningless telephone numbers continues. Sure, the conversion to …"
Expertise Knows No Bounds — "I opened an email this morning that started like this: I read your blog and believe that you have a firm grasp on web trends - especially for someone on the east coast. That’s as far as I got. I …"

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