The Smooth DJ

Not the rapper from Public Enemy, but Charles Darwin.

Darwin's complete works are now online, including his notes and sketches, like the first time he suspected species were not static.

I was listening to NPR this morning and they were interviewing the site's director, who said they got 7 million hits in the first week, and 14,000 downloads of the origin of species on the first day (along with multiple server crashes).

PS - Evolution is a fact.

I haven't blogged about music in a while, but today as I previewed the new album Shine by UK artist Estelle [available for download April 29th], I was compelled to write this post. Remember Lauryn Hill? Estelle is all that. Highly recommended.

Silicon Alley Insider's take at the most valuable pre-IPO web oriented companies. Number 1? Facebook, valued at $9 billion.

Money Quote:

Until Facebook discovers its own version of AdWords, therefore (a killer app that it can exploit better than anyone else), we don't buy the argument that Facebook is "the next Google." It may be someday, but not yet.

Marc Andreessen has a remarkably thorough analysis of how the stalemate could end, and what a hostile takeover may look like. Very technical, but well worth the read.