Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Jeff Nolan: DC. vs. Heller, THE legal decision of our generation

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Jeff Nolan writes about DC. vs. Heller, THE legal decision of our generation.

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Daniel Roth on the origin of Google’s Android

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Daniel Roth writes Google’s Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web.

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How I tried to leave Twitter, but failed.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

A couple of weeks ago I announced I was bailing out of Twitter, and would only use Jaiku.

But as Corvida explains in The Problem With Leaving Twitter, leaving Twitter hurt me much more than it hurt Twitter.

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Alan Weissberger on Location Based Services and Technologies

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Alan Weissberger reports on Location Based Services and Technologies. Good crips summary of a Yankee Group briefing. (Al Weissberger is an old frined of mine from ATM Forum days.) [via Viodi View]

Jason Perlow — ProMox open source Virtualization Server

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Jason Perlow writes about the ProMox open source Virtualization Server. Sounds very interesting — as soon as I buy my next 64-bit machine I’ll be all in. If you use ProMox, please let me know. rjeffries [aht] gmail [daht] com

Kevin Tofel on becoming a “hypermiler” (super efficient use of gasoline)

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Kevin Tofel on writes about becoming a “hypermiler,” where you drive VERY carefully to get very high milies per gallon of gasoline.

Mike Cassidy on Pandora, founder Tim Westergren and impact of Internet Radio royalties

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Mike Cassidy writes about Pandora, its founder Tim Westergren and the impact of Internet Radio royalties. If you have not tried Pandora you should.

Om Malik on Symbian, iPhone etc.

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Om Malik writes about Symbian, iPhone and the realities of today’s mobile phone environment. He includes a good chart comparing major mobile platforms. [via Friendfeed]

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Thomas Hawk’s Digital Photography Workflow

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Thomas Hawk describes his Digital Photography Workflow. Most informative.

Google Map Maker — you can be a cartographer

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Google Map Maker is a community effort to improve map data in countries where existing data is sparse or inaccurate. Cool beans.

Science you can use: Older men, younger women. Improves human longevity.

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Recent research by Shripad Tuljapurkar and Michael Gurven suggests that pairing older guys and younger women creates an evolutionary advantage.

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Jeff Hoefs and Ayah Bdeir: Little Bits

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Jeff Hoefs and Ayah Bdeir offer Little Bits, clever snap-together packaging of electronic building blocks. Watch the video. Intriguing! [via Byte Engine]