Yearly Archives: 2012

A spaceship is the perfect gift for the billionaire who has everything

Now that Planetary Resources has unveiled its plans to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new deposits of platinum and water, and to strip-mine them and shuttle them back to secure facilities back on our home planet, I think … Continue reading

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When craftsmanship meets tech, magic happens

I recently spent a day at an event sponsored by Monocle magazine and GE, focused on “tech craftsmanship.” It started with an interesting statement from Tim O’Reilly: If you want to see what the future holds, look at what really … Continue reading

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Links I posted to pinboard from April 8th through April 9th: While Everybody Was Flipping Out About Instagram-Facebook, AOL Closed Up 43% Today – Business Insider – While Everybody Was Flipping Out About Instagram-Facebook, AOL Closed Up 43% Today $AOL … Continue reading

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Links I posted to pinboard from April 5th through April 7th: Robot Cargo Ship’s Space Station Arrival: Big Pic : Discovery News – Looks like Ridley Scott science fiction, but real: Docking cargo ship at the ISS. Trojans, viruses, worms: … Continue reading

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Links I posted to pinboard from April 2nd through April 5th: Stop Apps From Tracking You Without Your Knowledge Using Foursquare And Facebook [How-To] | Cult of Mac – How to stop Facebook etc from sharing your location Trolls should … Continue reading

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Frustration and fragmentation rule the mobile industry — for now

Frustration. That’s the dominant note sounded by commenters at this week’s Mobile Summit, an invitation-only conclave of mobile-industry executives and investors sponsored by VentureBeat. It’s polite frustration, to be sure. But again and again, I’ve heard on-stage speakers or members … Continue reading

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Links I posted to pinboard from March 23rd through March 30th: "Game Of Thrones" Intro, With Lyrics – Never be sorry about sharing such a wonderful thing. RT @violetblue: @ryan @Veronica I am sorry – but here are lyrics: What … Continue reading

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4 signs we’re not in a tech bubble

For someone who’s lived through one tech bubble, it’s hard not to see signs of another one every time the market starts edging upward. Besides, no one wants to be the rube who’s the last one to realize the party’s … Continue reading

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Links I posted to pinboard from March 21st through March 22nd: Tumblelogs – Just for me, this is Why The Lucky Stiff commenting on @jkottke's early, definitive post on tumblelogs: For High Tech Companies, Going Public Sucks | Epicenter | … Continue reading

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Links I posted to pinboard from March 18th through March 21st: Twitter – OMG Twitter predicted by teh Bible!! Got it exactly right, too. Design case study: iPad to Windows 8 Metro style app – Nifty! RT @ryantate @dnanian: interesting … Continue reading

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