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The Singularity Is Coming—Now What?

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:34:34 -0500

The Singularity Is Coming—Now What?:

IBM’s Blue Gene brain simulation has made gains in one of the most sophisticated tasks man has ever taken on—creating artificial intelligence (AI). With the true AI milestone comes the dawn of the singularity, when computers overtake humans. Contributing editor Glenn Reynolds looks into the future and wonders; what happens after the singularity?

President Obama Greeting the Invisible Man via...

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:25:14 -0500

President Obama Greeting the Invisible Man

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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:21:19 -0500

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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:20:39 -0500

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More People Worldwide Get Their News Online from Google News than NYT or CNN

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:12:35 -0500

More People Worldwide Get Their News Online from Google News than NYT or CNN:

Twitter Captures A Nexus One Unboxing And Another Video

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:22:09 -0500

Twitter Captures A Nexus One Unboxing And Another Video

There’s hope after all :) via i.imgur.com

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:57:45 -0500

There’s hope after all :)

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2010: the year SEO isn’t important anymore?

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:42:09 -0500

2010: the year SEO isn’t important anymore?:

Another reason why the current IYP model and a strong local content proposition is gaining traction. SMB’s can’t be won over with CPC/PPC models alone.

A classic from high school - all the good brit bands are gone it...

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:54:15 -0500

A classic from high school - all the good brit bands are gone it seems..

Tattva - Kula Shaker (via KULASHAKEROFFICIAL)

Coolest President Evar. P120309PS-0605 (via The White House)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:50:13 -0500

Coolest President Evar.

P120309PS-0605 (via The White House)

Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire (I love these guys)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:51:15 -0500

Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire

(I love these guys)

"Is Take-Two In For The Yahoo Treatment? Icahn Takes An 11 Percent Stake http://bit.ly/4FkjMo"

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:09:49 -0500

“Is Take-Two In For The Yahoo Treatment? Icahn Takes An 11 Percent Stake http://bit.ly/4FkjMo”

- GeekyChic

Google To Buy Yelp For $500 Million?

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:59:00 -0500

Google To Buy Yelp For $500 Million?:

Yelp is a weird brand in that it attracts local consumers to write reivews - in almost a cult like following, BUT has yet to crack the nut of how to reach actual local business revenue. It’s one thing to be hip and cool in San Fransisco and NYC, but its a whole other story to try to sell review-control to a plumber in Macon, GA or Deli in St. Louis. I’m still on the fence about what Greg says in this article regarding google possibly applying locally geotargeted text ads on Yelp - I still think that brick and mortar businesses need a local ad product that is more tangible and easier to understand than standard PPC based ad models - which work well online, for online, but dont translate well in the offline world.

Microsoft updating Zune HD Twitter to stop censoring tweets

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:59:00 -0500

Microsoft updating Zune HD Twitter to stop censoring tweets:

While the story is interesting in that MS first censored then uncensored their Zune HD twitter app, I just like seeing my name on the screenshot :)

Don't Speak Unless Spoken To

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:05:32 -0500

Don't Speak Unless Spoken To:

Another entry for the you-can’t-make-this-shit-up files, Sarah Palin edition: [Rhonda] Halliday was called by a friend at 8 a.m. last Wednesday and was told Palin needed her hair done that morning. Halliday had planned to take her 3-year-old to the dentist for her first filling that morning, but arranged for her husband to get off work for that chore. She was told to meet the group at the Monaco Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City and to just leave her car with valet parking. After being ushered to a room on the 15th floor and given some instructions (don’t talk to Palin unless she talks first) she did Palin’s hair while the former Alaska governor chatted with her family. Then, the Palin party left to get to the book signing at Costco on time. Halliday was the last one out of the room because she had to put her equipment away, then watched as they all drove off without anyone mentioning payment or a tip, which is common when the hairdresser travels to the client for the appointment. When the valet attendant got her car, he said that would be $10. She said she was with the Palin party and assumed they would take care of parking. That was news to him, so she had to fork over the $10. Screwing over a working mom is bad enough, but this: (don’t talk to Palin unless she talks first) Just like all the other regular hockey moms, eh, Sarah?

A shot from the ground in Gaza during an Israeli airstrike. via...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:51:11 -0500

A shot from the ground in Gaza during an Israeli airstrike.

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Red Laser Takes Off: $1 Million Revenue to Date

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:15:46 -0500

Red Laser Takes Off: $1 Million Revenue to Date:

How did bar codes make such a crazy come back?

20 Seconds to a Better Bonus

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:09:42 -0500

20 Seconds to a Better Bonus:

“A manager’s most important job is to match the right person to the right job, which makes it virtually impossible to compare one person to another. That’s the advantage — and challenge — of diversity. So how do you escape the comparison trap? You make sure that each employee doesn’t simply understand that you value him but also understands, very specifically, why. Ultimately each one of us cares about three things: Achieving challenging goals Being liked Being respected and having influence That’s it. Money is simply a symbol, a surrogate, for these three things. If I get paid well, it communicates to me that you like me, I have influence, and I’ve achieved my goals.”

How WIND Mobile changed Canada in less than 24 hours « Boy Genius Report

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:13:56 -0500

How WIND Mobile changed Canada in less than 24 hours « Boy Genius Report:

When I was working in Toronto, my company provided me with a Rogers Wireless HTC Magic - and the experience of dealing with Rogers was terrible. They don’t trust their customers with anything, let alone seem at all interested in providing any sort of actual customer service. I’m actually really happy for the folks up north to have more options.

BBC News - Microsoft admits code theft for Chinese blog Juku

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:06:25 -0500

BBC News - Microsoft admits code theft for Chinese blog Juku:

Sadly, this sort of thing happens a lot, especially with smaller offshore companies. A small IT-head shop I worked with early on basically made a business out of copying code.

Microsoft has indefinitely suspended its Chinese microblogging service MSN Juku after admitting that it “copied” code used to create the site.

A vendor contracted to work for the software giant was caught lifting code from a rival Canadian start-up, Plurk.

According to Plurk as much as 80% of the basecode was “stolen directly”.