Solar Energy: This is What a Disruptive Technology Looks Like (Brian McConnell) — In 1977, solar cells cost upwards of $70 per Watt of capacity. In 2013, that cost has dropped to $0.74 per Watt, a 100:1 improvement (source: The Economist). On average, solar power improves 14% per year in terms of energy production per dollar invested.
Process Managers — overview of the tools that keep your software running.
Bittorrent Sync — Dropbox-like features, BitTorrent under the hood.
Brython — Python interpreter written in Javascript, suitable for embedding in webpages. (via Nelson Minar)