links for 2008-06-13

• Git smart: How we’re using Git to track our source code – (37signals)
  37signals switches their source control from Subversion to Git.
  (tags: 37signals development git opensource version-control)
• It’s Good Work, If You Get to Telecommute… (Geek News Central)
  “Dice.com asked the simple question: Would you take a pay cut if you could telecommute? While only 7% already do that, 37% would indeed take a pay cut to stay at home or work from a remote office. 36% said “Nope” and 19% just need work. “
  (tags: telecommuting green)
• How to Get Off the Hamster Wheel and Get on With Life | Christine Kane
  “She looked tired, and her enthusiasm had vanished. I recognized that look. It’s the “hamster-on-the-wheel” stage of self-employment. She confirmed my suspicion when she said, “I feel like I’m working just so I can pay my employees.”
  (tags: self-employment jobs freedom)
• Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Study: use of instant messaging help productivity
  “One might normally think that instant messaging users would be more likely to state they “rarely complete a work task without being interrupted.””
  (tags: im wikinomics productivity)
• Wikinomics » Blog Archive » ‘Be Prepared’ goes open source: The Boy Scouts of America
  The Boy Scouts of America goes open source.
  (tags: boyscouts opensource)
• Microsoft patent brings Miss Manners into the digital age
  ugh, now all of our stuff will just disable features when we walk into a room!
  (tags: mobile technology microsoft)

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