Twitter gets us one step closer
From page 27 of Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers,
Phones, faxes, e-mails, SMS, and IM all extend the conversation, as do online forums, bulletin boards, and chatrooms. But none fo them lets one person converse with many people in multiple locations until blogging… [blogs] give compelling evidence […]
This is not Software Engineering, why not?
Slashdot | Computer Foul-up Breaks Canadian Tax Filing System
Apparently on Monday they discovered tax fillings submitted electronically where the social insurance number, and the date of birth were swapped
This is why the world needs more well trained software engineers doing more than just safety-critical work. Critical systems include those where an individual can be […]
Social voyeurism
Voyeurism: is a deviant manifestation of sexuality that involves looking without being seen in order to obtain sexual pleasure.
I have been unlike many my age, those that grew up in the age of the Internet. I have had a tube to the webs and the googles since the web was 3 years old. […]
Embedded Mac OS X, Called it
MacSlash | iPhone Dispute Settled; Both Parties To Use iPhone Moniker
What does it all mean? Linksys routers running Darwin. Mark my word.
I called it the day the iPhone was announced… go read it.
Get LinkedIn
Get LinkedIn, and LinkedIn me.
Going to PodCamp Toronto
this weekend… see you there.
Maven or monkey?
So I’ve been doing a lot of reading of late, trying to improve on my preparation to really contribute to society. (Luck/Success = Preparation + Opportunity) I have an enormous (but self-under-valued) skill set in my field of study (Software Engineering –that is, use of software to solve engineering problems–), little of which I […]
Sony mobile icon coincidence?
The image is a little blurry, but it is a black phone with a large screen and a small round “button” bottom centre. Amazingly similar to the new iPhone, odd…. or conspiracy :)
The BIGGEST thing about the iPhone is…
embedded Mac OS X. Period.
The cool features and ease of use is now what is expected from Apple. We’ve been talking about convergence for years, it’s about time… The fact that the Apple iPhone is running a full featured embedded Mac OS X is what the new revolution is going to be […]
Engineering fame and fortune
Wired blog’s: Gear Factor
James Dyson, inventor of the world’s most exciting bagless vacuum cleaner, has bagged himself a knighthood… The 59-year old inventor, now the head of a billion-dollar firm, explained that failure taught him everything, and success only came because he makes things that people want to buy.
For $700 CAD not everyone who wants […]