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Bitcoins: a bubble?
I like the idea of bitcoin, but I have to agree that it feels crazily bubbly. Also, no sensible government would let a uncontrolled currency loose on the world. The Bitcoin bubble, at $1 billion, is...
View ArticleSterling at SXSW
A quite marvellous speech to close SXSW. Worth reading, even if you don’t get the geek humour bits. If more computation, and more networking, was going to make the world prosperous, we’d be living in a...
View ArticleThe Bay Area in 4K
Wow. I thought that 4K (improved HD TV standard) was most likely a marketing ploy to sell TVs. I’ve changed my mind. This footage is incredible on my non-retina (but 1920×1080) laptop display. It...
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Internet activity bias wrecks impact analysis
Fascinating article from Jakob Nielsen highlighting a real problem for measuring the effect of marketing on internet usage. An experiment on whether users were more or less likely to visit Yahoo having...
View ArticleSuperhot – great FPS idea
Sort of the opposite of Max Payne: time only flows when you are moving, so if you stop you can plan your next shots and dodge bullets. Very nice idea, assuming they expand it beyond shooting. The link...
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Biggest crossword ever?
Brilliant. And scary: your password was just cracked. Get Lastpass and change your passwords. It's now about how unusual your password is rather than how strong. Are 20-digit passwords close to GUIDs?...
View ArticleMust read: why online product improvements mostly aren’t
Couldn’t find one part of this to quote. So many online service upgrades are to the detriment of users in the support of new services that no one uses, advertising and / or stonewalling competitors....
View ArticleAugmented audio reality
Great article on the possible explosion in the use of voice as input / output for computers. The privacy of your computer whispering audio cards in your ear can clearly work, although I'm certainly...
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iOS apps on Android
Interesting demo. Not long until Apple cuts this one off, even though it doesn't hurt them at all.
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