I was just looking through my server logs to try to see what kind of searches were bringing people on the site. Instead, I saw a whole bunch of inbound links from a particular high-level domain that apparently teaches people how to play poker. Doesn't make sense; I like poker …
more ...more ...Engadget columnist Ross Rubin declares the death of pen computing.
The premise of the column is that pen computing doesn't add enough value. There [is]{style="FONT-STYLE: italic"} value the article claims in diagramming and forms--but this just isn't enough to justify the expensive of providing one. Just use a …
My latest for DevX, on developing an ink-based Wiki, is now available.
more ...I was thinking about the near-future day when the guy in front of me on the plane not only lowers his seat into my lap five minutes into the flight but does so while beginning a six-hour conversation on his cell phone or VOIP connection. Are small but potent electromagnetic …
more ...My latest column, on interviewing at Microsoft and laziness, is up at SD Times.
more ...According to David Intersimone, Delphi 1.0 launched 10 years ago today at the Software Development conference. We're currently evaluating Delphi 2005 for this year's Jolt Award for "Languages and Development Environments." Other finalists are: CodeRush, Eclipse, IDEA, JBoss AOP, Python, RealBasic, and Sun Java Enterprise Studio.>
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more ...[A] group of art-hackers in Vienna's Museumsquartier [has built] a functional Turing machine out of model railway tracks [via]{style="font-style:italic"} [Boing Boing]
Wow. That is just insanely cool. :::
For me, the highlight of MWA was insinuating myself into the Arcs of Fire project. I'm not 100% sure that I can start talking about what I'll be doing, but I expect to get some clarification on that soon.
In insanely great coolness, the Arcs of Fire Website contains ink-based …
more ...In a previous post, I mentioned Indigo's "A-B-C" programming mantra as one of the technology's greatest strengths. "A-B-C" stands for "Addressing, Binding, Contract" and is Microsoft's way of teaching the concerns of connected systems:
In general, I'm quite impressed with Indigo. I like all sorts of things about it. But I have some doubts...
Indigo presents a programming model that is quite different from that of the CLR. The CLR's programming model is what you might call “classic OOP.” Object's become instantiated with a …
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