links for 2008-02-03

Funniest (or frightening) are the photoshop concepts of what Flickr would look like if MS designers managed it.

An analysis of a five-year bet made in 2002 between Dave Winer and Martin Nisenholtz regarding search results of ‘top news stories’ in 2007. Who won? (Spoiler: Dave)

Nice use of video how-to screencast tutorials.

This quote is buried at the end of a story about why GOP governors support McCain and not Romney – “Campaigns, like football games, are often won by what happens in practice.”

Thanks to the rexblog reader who asked if this is relevant to my 2008 goal of having more links to stories about flying cars. The answer is no, but it’s still amusing for weekend viewing.