To crunch YG forecast data into another form, I’m reading O’Reilly’s “Programming Perl” eBook in iBooks. My how Perl has changed! #yg

Yarrrrr! It’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day (TLAPD). Don’t let it go to waste, matey. http://bit.ly/RoIBF

“The most revolutionary thing to happen for the blind in the last 10 years”: the iPhone! #yg http://j.mp/c3XEcI

RIM Analyst Summit concluded with the RIM tour. The NOC was eerily reminiscent of the 1995 BBN NOC I worked with, with cooler displays. #yg

Fortune notes that there are lies, damned lies, and smartphone market share claims. http://j.mp/aLtSXN #yg

Day 2 of the Blackberry Analyst Summit. Now reliving some of the Nethead/Bellhead arguments of my early BBN career. Hint: TCP/IP wins. #yg

Elia Freedman nails an idea that’s been bothering me: analysts focus on the wrong battles in the wireless wars. http://t.co/c1unH8r #yg

Bummer. Apple refutes the claim that Steve Jobs is really a ninja. It was such a good (and false) story. http://j.mp/cA8hdd

RIM’s Mike Lazaridis: “What’s happening in the US is an arms race, pure and simple. You can’t get enough megabytes, apps, or bandwidth.” #yg

Off to the RIM Analyst conference today. Should be fun — I’m planning to tour one of the factories on Thursday. #yg