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Shuttleworth steps down as Ubuntu CEO
Jane is fantastic, so I've no fears arising from this transition, just best wishes for both...webmink From Wild WebMink | December 18, 2009 at 12:42 PM
This seems like a solution in search of a problem:
MagTek discovered that no two magnetic strips are identical. This is due to the manufacturing process. Similar...schneier From Schneier on Security | December 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM
A really simple idea, Spaaze.com, resting almost entirely on its metaphor, an infinite corkboard display. More about it.Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 18, 2009 at 10:01 AM
In the midst of reading Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Interconnect With Others, by Marco Iacoboni. A non-technical book about mirror neurons, which...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 17, 2009 at 09:40 PM
The fall 2009 issue of Journal for Computing Teachers is available at
http://iste.org/jct (direct link is http://tinyurl.com/yfq9qjz).
JCT is a K-12 oriented... From Computer Science Teachers Association | December 17, 2009 at 09:27 PM
From Storefrontbacktalk: ' ... This week, Google said it was trying to breathe life into these barcodes by mailing 200,000 2D barcode stickers to small businesses...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 17, 2009 at 08:03 PM
Welcome news:
Carry-on baggage rules will be relaxed under a shake-up of aviation security announced by the Federal Government today.
The changes will see passengers...schneier From Schneier on Security | December 17, 2009 at 06:54 PM
A new discussion paper by NESTA, the UK’s National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, argues that the key to reforming public services is to encourage...Experientia From Putting People First | December 17, 2009 at 05:26 PM
Retailers are starting to do more clever things with loyalty programs: ' ... The Kroger Co. is rolling out what it says is a first-of-its-kind loyalty program that...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 17, 2009 at 05:01 PM
Thoughful blog post by The Atlantic's Marc Ainbinder:
We allow Google, Amazon.com, credit companies and all manner of private corporations to collect intimateMy...schneier From Schneier on Security | December 17, 2009 at 04:22 PM
The following problem was problem 1 (the easy one) on
the Maryland Math Competition 2009 (I will later report on how
the students did on it).
Show that for every...GASARCH From Computational Complexity | December 17, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Microprocessors and storage devices are subject to the second law of thermodynamics: using them turn usable energy (oil, hydrogen) into unusable energy (heat).Daniel Lemire From Daniel Lemire's Blog | December 17, 2009 at 02:50 PM
Q&A: Microsoft's top lawyer on European case, future of antitrust
Well worth reading to understand Microsoft's world-view. Sadly...webmink From Wild WebMink | December 17, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Bonnier R&D, the research unit of Bonnier, the publisher of Popular Science, invited the designers from BERG London on a corporate collaborative research project...Experientia From Putting People First | December 17, 2009 at 07:15 AM
Mike Kuniavsky of ThingM was a speaker at XD Forum, Intuit’s internal user experience design conference, last week. His half-hour talk focused on the relationship...Experientia From Putting People First | December 17, 2009 at 07:04 AM
I recently mentioned Junaio and its IPhone App. A good example of the current state of 'augmented reality', as the term suggests its a means of adding useful information...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 17, 2009 at 05:50 AM
Ray Kurzweil, noted technologist and futurist, predicts how technology will change us by 2020.-Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 16, 2009 at 08:38 PM
In November this year, a series of challenges using Alice was held at 4 venues around New Zealand. The events were staggered as the days were planned so that a... From Computer Science Teachers Association | December 16, 2009 at 07:55 PM
I'm spending the morning as part of the committee for a thesis defense over in Europe. I'm watching the talk over Skype; we're using a conference call for sound...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | December 16, 2009 at 07:21 PM
I recently got a note from Couponchief.com, which lets you search for coupons for online purchase. They write: ' ... Coupon Chief is one of the fastest growing....Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | December 16, 2009 at 07:02 PM