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Via CBC we have the sad news that visionary Arthur C. Clarke has passed away at age 90. Best known as a Science fiction writer for the novel of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”, he wrote many, many, other Continue reading Arthur C. Clarke has gone to the great geostationary obrit in the sky.
Free ebooks appear to boost sales | Blog | Futurismic – There has been a lot of criticism of the practice by some writers and lots of praise from other corners. At the moment, it looks like the practice works. Continue reading 3 points towards a new business model for Music and Books.
One of my Flickr photo’s from my Oct 2007 trip to San Francisco has been used (as per Creative Commons with Attribution) in Schmap Napa Valley Guide, and in particular the photo of the Gundlach-Bundschu Winery. They also used one Continue reading Flickr Photo’s used in On-Line Guide.
This is what is Weird Wonderful Six Principles for Making New Things – find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually need to be solved, and (d) deliver them as informally as possible, (e) starting with a Continue reading Links for February 21th : 6 Principles for new; Leaks; Stealling Silicon Valley; Daves Venti idea
I still recovering from a good week of skiing in Utah, but its not the skiing I’m recovering from as much as the long trip home. Direct flying time from Toronto to Salt Lake City, Utah, is around 4 hours, Continue reading Back from Utah, 22 hours of flying displeasure later
I’m off for a week of skiing in Utah. Until then, take care of the net for me. Where and when to use Ajax in your applications – Get rid of the refresh; doesn’t need to be real-time;Small changes can Continue reading Weird Wonderful Web Links for February 8th