I am not sure if anyone on the thread has mentioned node.js (some folks here can probably explain this better than me) , but node.js is an incredible hybrid of a robust python-esque interpreter with the syntax of JavaScript. Node.js's primary use is for networked computing. However, If you want to practice learning JavaScript, it will be a lot of fun hacking within node.js since it allows you to do so much more stuff outside the browser.

You're right-on. This is exactly the kind of top-down influence that Google has (with designers, developers, product managers, etc.) to make everyone's user experience on the web much better. This could very well be only a first step for the search giant.

RIM had their sights "tunneled" towards the corporate guys (and I actually think they did a good job). Encryption. Corporate Email. Outlook personal info management. This was all good until Executives saw the iPhone and Android devices, and thought that these new gadgets were way cooler. At that point, it was game over for RIM.

What about "parked domains"? Would you consider them "ad farms"? They technically erode the quality of search results out there. I'm not quite sure if this new algorithm will affect them.

If you've ever had the experience of a having a sales person promise to disclose important information to you as long as you go through their sales pitch, then you know how Google feels about this.

It's called complaining.

If you're reselling to several dozen users, then that would be a different story. I could be totally wrong about the nature of reselling through Dreamhost, but why did you have to individually change their passwords? I was assuming you could've just sent an email blast to your users providing some "explanation."

As a long time Dreamhost customer, I have never encountered an incident like this before. However, I think it was a good decision to reset the passwords as it was a painless process both for them and for their users. In any case, I'm bracing myself for any aftershock.