Signal to Noise Ratio = 18:533

Other stuff
via Erik Thauvin -[Oct 12, 2006 12:12 PDT] 14 Links - Double-checked locking and the Singleton pattern
Jean-Paul Boodhoo - Applied TDD Source Code Update
Scott Hanselman - Hanselminutes Podcast 36 - Interview with Jeffrey Snover, PowerShell Architect
vladocar - Introduction to XAML
Rick Strahl - ResoureProvider, ResourceManagers Relationships in ASP.NET 2.0
Dario Solera - RESX Synchronizer

Finance stuff
CNNMoney.com - 8 great year-end financial moves

Web stuff
Phil Haack - A Gotcha Identifying the User's IP Address
Dion Almaer - Accessible Ajax Best Practices
Fritz Onion - Essential ASP.NET 2.0 - off to the presses!

Agile stuff
bloid - A Practical Guide to Seven Agile Methodologies, part 1
Jack Vaughan - Patterns & Practices West 2006: The Tao of agile

Building stuff
Rick Byers - Deciphering the MSI Directory table, part 6 (standard directories)

Career stuff
Brendan Tompkins -Do We Need a New MVP Program?
Steve Eichert - Getting over "Task Obsession"
Dave Lorenzo - New Rules for Getting a Job - Landing a Job Interview - Step One
Merlin Mann - Productive Talk 02: David Allen on patching GTD “leaks”

Architecture stuff
Grady Booch - Snake Oil-oriented Architecture