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Stroke UX, Synthetic Life and BMW: Geometry and Functions In N Adaptions
Three videos that made me think: How it feels to have a stroke (TED Talks) Neuroanato mist Jil
Git 1.5.6 released
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Stroke UX, Synthetic Life and BMW: Geometry and Functions In N Adaptions
Three videos that made me think: How it feels to have a stroke (TED Talks) Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as
Open Source in a SaaS World
About a year ago, I took part in a meeting where the question: "What does open source "mean" in a SaaS world?" came up in conversation. A year later, that same question is becoming increasingly pertinent as the IT industry's move to Software-as-a-Se
The Third Order of Order
I'm thoroughly enjoying David Weinberger's Everything Is Miscellaneous (The Power of the New Digital Disorder). Weinberger has a canny knack for taking a subject matter I feel I'm already familiar with and yet illuminating and expressing facets of it
Classic Raymond Chen
Here's some classic Raymond Chen: "Apparently I've been promoted by mistake all these years".
Chris Anderson: Charlie Rose interview discussing FREE
I spent some time this morning watching the Charlie Rose interview with Wired's editor, Chris Anderson, discussing FREE. The interview covers the economics and ideas driving the Internet's current (and future) state: the Gift Economy; the Attention E
Designing Web APIs - Twitter Learnings
Although I made it to Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last week, I didn't make it to a session Matt McAlister blogged about by TwitterÂ’s Alex Payne and Michael Migurski of Stamen Design who presented learnings from the perspective of an API provider. B
The Efficiency of (the) American English Language
As I've come to learn while living in the US, the American English language is more efficient than its British English cousin. The difference between the two languages is more than just fonetic phonetic simplification - the general rule seems to be a
So...what?
About four years ago I wrote a post (on my old blog) about some of the verbal tics and language use I encountered at Microsoft (memetic habits I inevitably picked up myself). My observations centered around the use of the word "so", example: "So, h
Bungee Connect news x3 to share with you this morning
Three big pieces of Bungee Connect news to share with you this morning: 1. Bungee Grid now running on Amazon EC2 and accessible to Bungee Developers Bungee-powered application hosting on Bungee Grid-EC2 using AmazonÂ’s Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2) i
So what is this Platform as a Service thing?
The "platform-as-a-service", or PaaS meme is getting more air play the last 24 hours as news of Google App Engine makes its way through the tech media and blogs. ReadWriteWeb has a good write up and Phil Wainewright's summation by declaring "Let the
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iPhone 3G and First Third-Party iPhone Apps
iPhone News Desk wrote: Up to this point, the iPhone has been a device for gadget fanatics and big spenders, while shortcomings like the price and lack of 3G have limited the addressable market considerably
AJAX World - Adobe Flex 4 Is Shaping Up
NN wrote: Yes we should have say in open source platform but way I see it Google and Adobe will do according to own propriety when it comes to add features. I like GWT but again very plain UI with built in library (third party limited not many) Adobe has to be one step ahead ...
Why is O'Reilly Condoning iPhone Hacking?
What? wrote: "The last time I was this excited about a new SDK was probably when .NET 2.0 came out" OK, that's the funniest thing I think I've ever read in one of these articles. I didn't realize how completely sarcastic it was, but then I imagined Lewis Black reading it out ...
The iPhone's Possibilities for Healthcare Are Endless
Brent Thompson wrote: Many developers are now working on software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The intuitive interface, high resolution photos, high memory capacity, and ease of synchronization will breathe new life into the use of handheld computers in practice. I have been ...
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iPhone 3G - The Best Apple Keynote Ever
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iPhone 3G and First Third-Party iPhone Apps
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Is the Silverlight Adoption Rate Artificially Inflated?
Silverlight 2.0 is a freaking phenomenal RIA development environment and I would actually, at this p
Silverlight 2 - Adobe Flex Killer Is on Its Way!
Silverlight 2.0 kicks ass and I can't wait to start dropping more hardcore blog posts regarding it.
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