Blogs

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.
Comparison of Cloud Computing environments Friday 21 August 2009 Availability an issue for Amazon EC2, Google AppLogic and Microsoft Azure.
A very long article about Ricky Jay Saturday 15 August 2009 Deborah Baron, a screenwriter in Los Angeles, where Jay lives, once invited him to a New Year’s Eve dinner party at her home.
Pick me! Pick me! Friday 14 August 2009 Following the departure of Google executive Eric Schmidt from the Apple Board of Directors, the company’s governing body will reportedly convene next Tuesday to ponder a replacement.
Cheerleaders and organisers Thursday 13 August 2009 I’ve seen this again and again in healthy organisations. It creates friction, but it’s worthwhile: > There are cheerleaders and there are organisers.