I’m gonna try to post a running commentary on tech news once a week….

What IBM might gain by buying Sun Microsystems
Interesting article. Too bad we have Dells and Apples everywhere. I’d like to see a demographic breakdown of who buys IBM and Sun servers. I would guess that people that came into the industry in the 70s and 80s are all over IBM while the early dot-commers from the 90s think that Sun is the bomb. Tools like me just want a Dell that they can throw Linux on. I know, I know: what about all those cool enterprise wide applications (that nobody knows how to use or install.)

Lenova’s new Pocket Yoga
I could see it as a good roadside hacking device as long as it runs Linux. I like the name too. Honestly, I was expecting to a see a small version of my first Yoga instructor, Vanessa. She used to make us hold poses for 10-15 minutes at a time. A pocket version of her would really help with my posture.

Android vs IPhone 3.0 Showdown
The only way my blog will ever go viral is if I mention the iPhone. I’m not much of a smartphone guy but this a good read.

Rackable’s New Servers Like It Hot
It’s amazing where server technology is going. Check out this one, it can run at 104 degrees. Boom! I hope never have to set up another server. Just have some guy maintain these and I’ll access everything in the cloud.

Lending Club
Wow. Social Lending. This is a pretty neat concept. They only lend to people with FICA scores over 600 and claim to only have a 3% default rate.