Well, there's not a whole lot of PHP-related news out there this morning - so here's a few other little tidbits that I found that are still pretty cool:
First off, from over on Evolt.org, they have a neat little article about Scalability and how its meaning has changed so much...Basically, more of a "keep this in mind" piece with just enough content to be interesting. Scalability is something that always needs to be kept in mind when you're working with any kind of software that needs to work for more than one person. I've come across code (yes, even my own) that worked wonderfully when I used it alone, but choked on it's own arm when it was out there for the world. If you make it correctly from the start, you won't have to rework it nearly as much later on...

How many times have you been happily sitting at your desk/favorite chair/whatever and the big boss comes over and drops someone else's work in your lap? I know most of you out there know exactly what I mean when I talk about OPW (Other People's Work). Well, Builder.com understands too - that's why they have their newest article today about dealing with OPW. They talk about things like resentment among coworkers and other reasons for not denying the extra work. It's an interesting concept that I've only just started to get here, but I'm sure that's not the last of it...

And, lastly, from the big man himself, Tim O'Reilly, there's a new story posted over on the O'Reilly Network where he talks about the future of things - everything from weblogs (cough) and file sharing, to search engines and web spidering. He talks about all of these things, looking to the future, thinking about how things will be if they keep following the trends that they have been. This article's a nice read, and he get's his points across well...it's pretty easy to see why he's where he is.
My favorite quote? "The alpha geeks are often a few years ahead of their time. They see the potential in existing technology, and push the envelope to get a little (or a lot) more out of it than its original creators intended. They are comfortable with new tools, and good at combining them to get unexpected results. Oh, how I wish I was one of those... (thanks to PHPEverywhere for the link)