Not sure what to make of this article on Gamasutra, it IS an Intel sponsored article so it's biased towards the server technology but there's bits and pieces of interest here and there and it's a time filler if you're sitting bored for the bells to ring in the new year.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4229/sponsored_feature_restless_.php
But until next year folks, I'm off to celebrate Waaaghmanay! So here's to another year.