Random thoughts on life, politics, and the world
GDocs icons update: they appear with https, not http. Apparently known, but not fixed: http://bit.ly/bawO8k
All the icons have disappeared from Google Spreadsheets, is that happening to anyone else?
I've listened to Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté's duo album every day this week, and it keeps getting better. http://bit.ly/aSsfxo
From Life Beyond Code: 5 TED talks on the meaning of Extraordinary. http://bit.ly/aZKp4h
Google Apps Marketplace means Google doesn't have to compete with MS in enterprise: they let the small enterprise app shops do it for them.
Google Maps now calculates bicycling routes! (It would only take me 2.5hrs to ride to work...) http://bit.ly/a79Xh5
Another great @scobleizer interview of ALikeList. Awesome idea, checking it out now. http://bit.ly/ansDhi
... BUT Amazon has it for half the price of Lala.com http://j.mp/amz_brokenbells (tip @chrismessina)
New Broken Bells album is on Lala day of launch. Listening now, thanks @allsongs!
Trying to internalize Parkinson's Law: Work (+complexity) expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. When does it apply?
Very interesting interview by @scobleizer of @cloudera CEO Mike Olson on Hadoop and new scalable data technologies: http://bit.ly/cR0Kgb
"The Hurt Locker" deserved it, congratulations.
Saw "The Hurt Locker" last night. Of course it was fictional and sometimes absurd, but the heroism depicted was real, it diminished no one.
Must read: the way we measure productivity & innovation are all wrong, and basic trade assumptions might be too: http://nyti.ms/a9UObi
via @BoingBoing: video rental stores are behind the "moral crusade" to shut down $1 DVD machines. Sad. http://bit.ly/9HzcAp
.@OnPointRadio "The Last Great Newspaper War" is excellent. I would have liked more on monopoly/consolidation point tho http://bit.ly/b0POqd
[retweet] @atul Mark Zuckerberg Broke Into A Facebook User's Private Email Account http://bit.ly/cjmfZ1 > speaks to fb's core values today
Couple Creates 8-Bit Game for Wedding Invite http://bit.ly/9Kdj8Z
[retweet] @mashable: Google Wave Gets Email Notifications - http://bit.ly/9XrfSf >> finally!
Hawaii, Israel, and more coming soon
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