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Happy 2008. I will be back on schedule from this point forward with some format changes and some cool articles in the coming weeks.

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Silverlight has been quite the buzz around the internet lately. Microsoft’s new product explicitly takes aim at Flash as they try to take on the rich media arena. Up to this point, Flash has basically stood alone at the top as the rich media standard for the browser. I will explain why, from my point of view, I do not see Silverlight changing that reality any time in the near (or far) future.

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I know, it is shocking - I actually posted the weekly links on time. We are heading out for the weekend (again) and I am not going to be graced with an internet connection, so I wanted to make sure to post these links before I headed out. Enjoy your beautiful internet connection by surfing through these links while I lie in the fetal position, sobbing like a baby that I am without my DSL connection. See you all next week.

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It is a shame that the 52nd week of the weekly links was delivered late. Considering how bad I have been about this feature lately, it is not much of a surprise however. Still, one year of links is pretty impressive - I honestly cannot believe that it has already been that long. I would love to celebrate the anniversary by getting a ton of extra links dropped in the comments. How about it?

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Another great collection of links for your consumption this Friday. If you’re interested in some eye candy, have a look at the Institute of Contemporary Art and the Swiss US embassy. As usual, I have all sorts of carbon emission/reduction articles which are good reading (if you are into that sort of thing). As always, feel free to add your favorite links of this week in the comments section.

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