February 2009
88 posts
Zyga, Lisa. Scientists model words as entangled... →
“GONE TO CROATAN”
So long!
We’re returning our cable modem now, and then moving to Alabama. See you later, internets!
Reuters. Botched launch ends satellite's mission. →
Walt, Stephen M. Richard Perle is a liar. →
Patel, Nilay. Kindle 2 shipping now. →
Karin, Janice. CECE engine passes third round of... →
“Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, of West Palm Beach, Florida has successfully completed the third round of its Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) testing for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). CECE is a new deep throttling engine designed to reduce thrust and allow a spacecraft to land gently on the moon, Mars, or some other non-terrestrial surface.”
Dunford, April. Can you tell me what you do? →
“The most common problem I see in smaller companies is the inability to describe what they do in simple language. This is one of those things that sounds really easy but isn’t. A simple description for a technology solution isn’t simple at all….”
Ha! So much to learn.
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soupsoup:
I welcome you here to tumblr, Gary. I love having you here. I hope you consider my advice.
As much as we might not see or like it, there is a silent majority on Tumblr that follows Julia and a couple people who post motivational phrases. These are the people Tumblr is really targeting. For all our self-importance, we (those in touch with the community) would never...
Milligan, Laura. Twenty-five famous librarians who... →
Flores, Sylvia. Unleashing Canonical: An interview... →
Radick, Steve. Twenty theses for Government 2.0,... →
Good thoughts, and I’m happy for the reminder on the Cluetrain thing, but let’s consider letting go of the 2.0 meme. Besides, when it comes to revision control in government, aren’t we up around 95.2.9 or so by now?
Singer, Emily. A comeback for Lamarckian... →
“The effects of an animal’s environment during adolescence can be passed down to future offspring, according to two new studies. If applicable to humans, the research, done on rodents, suggests that the impact of both childhood education and early abuse could span generations. The findings provide support for a 200-year-old theory of evolution that has been largely dismissed:...
Command-line-fu < The best UNIX commands on the... →
(via MAKE:blog)
Hallberg, Garth Risk. Diagramming the Obama... →
“In honor of Presidents Day, I thought I’d return to the “lost art” of diagramming—last practiced (by me) in the Seventh Grade classroom of Mrs. Brenda Wooten—to see what I could learn about the mind of President Barack Obama. I selected a representative, and widely quoted, sentence from last week’s primetime press conference. The topic was the malfeasance of Bush...
“In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I’ve...”
– Trent Reznor
Cotter, Holland. The boom is over. Long live the... →
(thx eliz)
Hewlett, Robin & Ben Kinsley. Street with a view. →
Apropos of my recent my Google Street View post: It’s an art project!
Jenkins, Henry. If it doesn't spread, it's dead:... →
Part 1 in an ongoing eight-part series on “spreadable media”. Pass it on.
Martin, Courtney E. Why love is our most powerful,... →
I can think of no better political message. Truly worthwhile change (on any scale, in any context) cannot spring from anger, vengeance, or indignance.
Loney, Shaya Lyon. Murakami, in trademark... →
Haruki Murakami:
“I have come to Jerusalem. I have a come as a novelist, that is - a spinner of lies.
“Novelists aren’t the only ones who tell lies—politicians do (sorry, Mr. President)—and diplomats, too. But something distinguishes the novelists from the others. We aren’t prosecuted for our lies: we are praised. And the bigger the lie, the more praise we get.
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Singer, Emily. The Army's remote-controlled... →
“A giant flower beetle with implanted electrodes and a radio receiver on its back can be wirelessly controlled, according to research presented this week. Scientists at the University of California developed a tiny rig that receives control signals from a nearby computer. Electrical signals delivered via the electrodes command the insect to take off, turn left or right, or hover in...
Branwyn, Gareth. Super class-A 30-watt amplifier. →
