I think the publishers who are complaining are mostly these who prioritize making money over publishing content. [...] Maybe we're getting closer to a content-driven web and all the the sites that generate content mostly to get people to see ads will lose.

We've got plenty of hard numbers. Hiring is massively down among software engineers and it's basically impossible to get a job if you are a recent graduate.

I think you're misremembering.

Peirce quincuncial [wikipedia.org] is pretty cool, especially if you want to break traditional perceptions. Map projections are not Africa's biggest problem, but sometimes having a small victory can help you face bigger problems.