Month: January 2010
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“It’s not a computah!”
marco: But for The Tablet to be a useful general-computing device, text input needs to be faster and easier than what even the best on-screen keyboards have been able to offer so far. [My emphasis] Paraphrasing John Kimble above, and like I said before, I don’t think the Tablet will be a “general-computing” device. I…
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SLIDE: The three mistaken assumptions of foreign cellphone operators in Japan: “QWERTY” is the most comfortable input for every human being People want their PC experience on a mobile Two handed multitouch is always easier than single handed From @akky Akimoto’s presentation on Japan’s tech scene to the Taiwanese tech community. The presentation has a…
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SLIDE: The three mistaken assumptions of foreign cellphone operators in Japan: “QWERTY” is the most comfortable input for every human being People want their PC experience on a mobile Two handed multitouch is always easier than single handed From @akky Akimoto’s presentation on Japan’s tech scene to the Taiwanese tech community. The presentation has a…
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A short review for Free
Many critics were let down that Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson was not The Long Tail: Part 2. I understand the disappointment, but this book takes a different tack. Rather than the unknown future, Free is more about the unknown past. It is an analysis of “free” pricing and non-monetary…
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2YdMbH_4jo?feature=oembed&w=500&h=374] If you’ve got 45 mins to kill while eating ramen in front of your computer, check this out. From fuckyeahphilosophy: Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein on their book Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes (slightly NSFW) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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A basic guide for debating atheists
This short excerpt is from AC Grayling‘s speech in an Intelligence Squared debate entitled Atheism is the new fundamentalism. I draw your attention to it because Grayling does an excellent job describing the fundamental pillars of the so-called “new atheist” argument. The three parts are, in short: atheism as in skepticism of the supernatural secularism…
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Google: now serving cowardliness Also seen on Pharyngula: Google is being sensitive
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Google: now serving cowardliness Also seen on Pharyngula: Google is being sensitive
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[vimeo 8550597 w=500 h=281] We decided to ring in the new year at the top of the world! Here is a vid taken from Nagoya’s TV Tower. It is a 360 degree pan of Nagoya from the center of the city, then a short trip down the elevator. Watch it in HD at Vimeo. (Source:…
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Photos from my Xmas and New Years in Kyoto at flickr.