February 2009
12 posts
Obama looking to limit commercial use of his image →
From Swedish furniture to Vermont ice-cream, Obama-mania is everywhere
January 2009
18 posts
Hey Obama: Green our building codes →
Buildings account for 48% of total U.S. energy consumption, compared to industry and transportation. For little to no additional cost, new energy-efficient construction would be a cheap step towards energy independence.
Tim O’Reilly
Previously: Bill Clinton Negotiates US$5B Deal to ‘Green’ Cities
IBM to fight bad patents with defensive publishing →
Ad Stickiness, Title Cards, and Mad Men →
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods →
Dark Roasted Blend
Magnetic Movie →
This short film (mentioned previously), which uses augmented reality techniques to visualize magnetic fields, is available from the iTunes store for free until January 25th. It is a selection at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The Underwire
“Afterwards, we came to refer to certain types of accomplishments as “black...”
– Jay Barnson, video game developer [Emphasis mine] Jason Kottke
“In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is...”
– President Barack Obama (1/20/2009) [Emphasis mine]
The Thing About Security →
Twitter’s Alex Payne on the need to internalize and champion strong security in your products
“We take too many things for granted merely because that’s the way they’ve always...”
– Elliotte Harold, demanding server-level reliability from desktop software Tim Bray
A most charming paper prototype →
This video by designer Olivier Charavel demonstrates a very amusing ‘paper’ prototype for Delicious Library for the iPhone
Report: Safari has almost half of US mobile... →
Current trends for Web terminology and buzzwords →
The downward trends for ‘Cloud Computing’, ‘Web 2.0’ and ‘Web 3.0’ are welcome (if unexpected), but how is ‘Mashup’ trending neutral? Tim Bray
CES 2009: "incredible technology in search of a... →
With some of these examples, it’s clear that the best ace up a technology firm’s sleeve is an Editor-in-Chief. One need look no further that the new Faces feature in the just-announced iPhoto ‘09 to see amazing technology that has a real purpose in people’s lives. Tech without purpose is a demo, not a product.
“Everyone in the cell-phone business has missed the point. They’re all...”
– Roger McNamee of Palm-backer Elevation Partners, on the new Palm Pre