Blogs

Speculation Friday 28 August 2009 ABC Fora podcasts make me think. So here’s a thought, pure and total speculation.
Apple Approves Spotify’s Streaming Music App For iPhone Friday 28 August 2009 Spotify’s streaming music service > has taken the world by storm with a library that rivals iTunes — about 6 million tracks — and an interface to match.
Augmented Reality Browsers Friday 28 August 2009 So I mean a typical example of a use case for this might be as he’s coming out of a tube stop, he doesn’t really know where he wants to go, where his friends are located.
Cooking in your hotel room Thursday 27 August 2009 Some guy named George Egg cooks tortellini with spinach, and English muffins in a hotel room.
Why Punt Road Bridge is at a funny angle Thursday 27 August 2009 Punt Road Bridge, built at a dog’s leg angle to Punt Road because a fellow who ran a one-penny punt, complete with jazz band and beer, continued his ferry where the bridge should have been built.
Move the bloody port already Wednesday 26 August 2009 Dredging has caused environmental damage beyond expectation at the entrance of Port Phillip Bay, with scientists reporting a biological shift in marine communities there.
How Google Serves Data from Multiple Datacenters Tuesday 25 August 2009 [The Google employee] does an excellent job explaining and evaluating the different options you have when architecting a system to work across multiple datacenters.
A Vision of Students Today Saturday 22 August 2009 via youtube.com Dinna at @infoxchange sent me this video, created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University.
Ivan Sutherland's Sketchpad Saturday 22 August 2009 via youtube.com Alan Kay (himself, no slouch) presenting Ivan Sutherland’s “Sketchpad”, developed in 1963 (!
Slow loris loves getting tickled Saturday 22 August 2009 via youtube.com It’s an endangered species, and it’s cute. There’s something wrong with the world.