February 13, 2008 1:52 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
academics,
college,
conversation,
cool,
culture,
event,
forum,
fun,
futurism,
geek,
interesting,
invention,
science,
Technology,
video,
YouTubeThere's no question that living in Cambridge and writing about technology has its benefits. The city is swimming in startups, geeky events and plugged-in discussions.
Last month, I was lucky enough to score an invitation to a Q&A session with two distinguished MIT physicists focused upon the...
February 8, 2008 2:31 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
history,
information,
interesting,
science,
Technology,
time,
UncategorizedI was thinking about time today. Just the usual stuff: how to have more of it, why must it be so ... precise. This all seemed to stem from looking at our definition of atomic clock, as I browsed the database for...
January 7, 2008 12:29 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
culture,
downloads,
futurism,
gadgets,
geek,
humor,
interesting,
interface,
IPTV,
Microsoft,
news,
software,
Technology,
trend,
videoLast night, Bill Gates gave his swan song keynote at CES 2008. Before his speech, which as always enjoyed blanket coverage from the tech press, the outgoing chairman of Microsoft played a
October 17, 2007 1:02 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
blogging,
cool,
creativity,
culture,
feeds,
fun,
humor,
image,
interesting,
Internet,
new media,
social publishing
Yuval Shavit, a triple threat of writer/coder/sarcasm maven over at SearchITChannel.com, turned me...
September 17, 2007 1:49 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
Amazon,
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futurism,
innovation,
interesting,
Internet,
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learning,
Microsoft,
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programming,
Silicon Valley,
social networking,
the cloud,
Web servicesOne of my favorite discoveries of the past year has definitely been Marc Andreessen's blog. From the moment he first started posting long, chewy, thoughtful discussions of his thoughts on technology,
August 27, 2007 12:26 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
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business,
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community,
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Internet,
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Security,
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Web 2.0,
Web applications
What can I say about Facebook that hasn't been said? Newsweek has placed Mort Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant
August 22, 2007 8:37 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
interesting,
jobs,
recruiting,
small businessPoem: A Purple Cow
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
~ Gelett Burgess
My mom used to like to quote that one -- still does, in fact, with (or without, truth be told) any prompting. I don't know what might...
August 20, 2007 6:06 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
academics,
applications,
collaboration,
community,
controversy,
cool,
free,
hacks,
humor,
innovation,
interesting,
Internet,
programming,
search engine,
Silicon Valley,
tool,
tracking,
useful,
Web applications,
wikiSometime this past summer, future CalTech grad student (and self-styled"disruptive technologist") Virgil Griffith decided that he wanted to see if he could elevate his personal home page to the top of search results for "
August 15, 2007 2:13 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
AJAX,
applications,
blog,
community,
cool,
creativity,
free,
fun,
interesting,
Internet,
participation,
science,
visual,
Web 2.0,
wikiIf you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. ~ Carl Sagan