http://www.abookapart.com/products/youre-my-favorite-client

I'll pass.

Pivotal Tracker, Jira, and Basecamp are the ones I've found myself using the most between 9-5/freelance/personal projects.

An excellent writeup, as an American I have those feelings of disillusionment often. It's inspiring to see someone with the know-how and courage to stand up for his morals and the betterment of society, despite the ill-educated backlash and controversy.

I have been using Underscores recently with good results!

http://gifboop.com/you-dont-say.jpg .. seriously though, stories like these are always upsetting.

These are typically custom made, one-off micro sites. I haven't seen any frameworks or boilerplates for this sort of thing ... sounds like something fun to make though!

Such is the fate of companies who go public. Generating less revenue does not make shareholders happy.

http://gifboop.com/aww-yiss.gif

Been referencing this post for years. Nice one!