Testimonial: Rice Resurrects Even the Most Soaked of Gadgets
Nobody wants to lose their favorite new electronic gadget to a dunk in the drink. One Lifehacker reader saved his phone after an astounding 30 minute soak by sending it to the dry-rice spa.
Two years ago we shared a handy trick for saving your gadgets after an unfortunate run-in with water—using rice to soak up the moisture. Lifehacker reader Dietrich recently put that tip to use with impressive results:
For the last 2 days it has been a monsoon in my city. Today, during a rushed last minute shopping spree, I dropped my phone in a puddle. I didn't realize I had dropped it until I got back to my car 30 minutes later.
I remembered articles on Lifehacker about what to do so I immediately popped the battery out and dried the phone. When I got home I put my Palm Pre in a bag of rice for 10 hours. Adding insult to injury, I forgot to take the phone battery out of my pocket and put it through the washing machine. 10 hours later I'm typing this on my Pre. Good job Palm on making an excellent phone.
Revival after 30 minutes is a really impressive feat. Our own Lisa Hoover saved her son's phone from a water-logged fate after it took a dunk in a swimming pool by using a container of rice, but it definitely wasn't at the bottom of the pool for a half hour. Check out the original article for the how-to on using rice to dry out your electronics and if you've used the trick yourself, successful or not, let's hear about it in the comments.
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Send an email to Jason Fitzpatrick, the author of this post, at wnfba@yvsrunpxre.pbz
via lifehacker.com
I can give a testimonial that the dry rice treatment works. Recently, my wife dropped her cell phone in a coke cup. To our amazement, we saw the cell phone come back to life, and some of the stickiness removed by keeping in a bag of rice overnight. If this happens to you, try this first. It works more often than you would think.
What Would a 10-Inch Apple ‘iSlate’ Look Like?
Nick Bilton/The New York Times A 10.1-inch display on a 2006 H.P. tablet.
reported on Monday that Apple was trying to strengthen the glass of such a screen and was forced to delay the product’s introduction until the first quarter of next year. The report cited unnamed sources “from Apple’s component suppliers.”
Giving people the Zinc Finger: potential great uses, potential unnerving dilemmas
In college, I worked on the Human Genome Project at the Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, I worked summers in high school at the NIH National Cancer Institute. One of the most important things I learned during those years (other than the importance of a control in an experiment) is the law of unintended consequences. The researchers I worked under were incredibly brilliant men and women, and also very ethical. The work they were doing could have the potential to save lives in various ways.
At the same time, they constantly preached to me, a young innocent, the laws of unintended consequences. They knew that a lot of their work in mappig the human genome, finding why cells kills cells and others live, coul be used for good and bad. Sometimes decisions were made not to go down certain routes. Though it has been written about over and over again, we must constantly stay close to the research being conducted. Profit is an incredible motivator (I think a bigger motivator than just doing harm to people). We must watch how companies use technology and constantly put the pressure on them to use it for good. I believe there will only be more regulation as technologies evolve, not less. This is probably a good thing. http://s.nyt.com/u/ACDiPhone and Android Users Spend More Than Half Their Time in Apps - stop working about the Network!
via mashable.com
This is why "The Network", as long as it is serviceable, doesnt matter that much anymore. I spend an incredible amount of time playing in different apps. The data the apps need to download is actually quite miniscule, and as long as I have some coverage, I am typically fine. I get a lot of people who say they would love to switch to iPhone, but they dont want to leave Verizon (Verizon definitely has better network than AT&T). They just dont realize (as they dont have the iPhone yet), that it doesnt matter. When you are reading NYTimes, listening to podcasts, playing games, watching tv shows movies, catching up on blogs, the network doesnt do much if you dont have a great phone that makes all of it so accessible so easily.
Whatever bees are doing must be computationally simpler than what we are doing now
We can all learn from biology on how to make better systems. In this case, engineers are using high speed photography to review how bees land (little known fact thY bees ALWAYS land on their feet too). Here is the link: http://fluentnews.com/s/22466329
Blind Faith I can believe in: treating the sickest of patients
I believe in God, strongly, but this is blind faith I can believe in. In my eyes, the story here is really about the people taking care of these kids who cannot return emotion in any sort of way. They 'just know' they are doing good work and 'just know' these kids are so appreciative.
The story is also about the US: our people and culture (we do have a culture!) hold the individual at the highest regard, even in these extreme circumstances. No doubt the quote below shows that we as a nation have struggled to come to this point, neverthless we show the world how each and very human life must be supported, loved, strenghtened no matter their condition. We all know previous to our nation's rise, people like those discussed in this article, and with much less debilatating conditions were locked away and hidden. We not only treat every individual with respect, we cherish them.
'Many of the caregivers are African and Asian immigrants who know such children would never have survived in their native countries. There was a time, not long ago, when they were rarely seen in this country.'
Let's thank these people for dedicating their lives to a thankless job.
With apps like NYTimes and FluentNews, I find myself saving more articles to read later rather than actually reading them!
I am constantly on the search for more articles and news to read. Voracious about news and interesting articles, I fin myself constantly opening my news apps on my iPhone and perusing headlines. I go through all the different sections looking for the newest news and saving them. I always think I will get to them later on. Sometimes I do, but often I find myself deleting saved articles that are weeks and months old. With news apps, kindle apps, there is more information at my fingertips than ever before. Trouble is getting to everything I am interested in reading!
What's Wrong With This Snowflake?
Testing posting to posterous from NPR app. Hoping the audio will show up online to my posterous.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121827582&sc=17&f=1001
Helping Children Search Better Online - Google for kids
Interesting read on how children think differently from adults and how that translates into their online searches. I am surprised there is not a startup (maybe there is!) that is dedicated to researhin how children think, would search and would review results. This article poses and intro to how such a company would do so. Though specialized, there is a lot of money in creating such a company and the exit options are tremendous.
http://fluentnews.com/s/22535069America continues to draw the best global talent
via economist.com
I continue to say how lucky I am born in this time and place. I am the son of two immigrants, as is my wife. Though we come from two different and dominant cultures, they are actually more similar than different (Indian and Taiwanese). We must continue to be an open society, attracting people who want to be able to express their thought freely and act freely on those thoughts, as well hold highest the regard of both hard work and intellectual curiosity. Far from perfect, but nevertheless our country's mindset enables people to explore freely bringing incredible social and economic progress.
App Changes hint at Apple tablet for January
I am pining for what the Apple Tablet could be. If it is true that the Tablet will come out in early 2010, this will be a late Christmas present for me.
Http://fluentnews.com/s/22469805With two premature babies, I am so thankful for living in the present time and place
One of the things I am most thankful is for living in the 21st century in the United States. My wife and I have had two premature babies; the second is currently barely 48 hours old! Both our daughters were born at about 33 weeks (normal term is 40 weeks) and both were born at less than 3.5 pounds. We are so thankful that the technology, experience, and culture to handle these tiny bundles so effectively is here today. We know if this happened just a quarter century ago, or of we lived in another country, the outcomes could be dramatically different for both the babies and my wife.
Our first daughter is now two, fully healthy and the joy of many people's lives. We are hopeful, because of the time and place we have been given, the same will be said of our second daughter in two years. From The New York Times: PERSONAL HEALTH: Risks, as Well as Hope, for Very Tiny Infants A growing number of extremely preterm, extremely tiny babies now survive and even thrive, thanks to expert, highly coordinated prenatal and postnatal care. http://s.nyt.com/u/vJ6The Brain's Many Layers
As we all continue to see, the investigation of the brain is going to be like what the heart has been over the last 20-30 years. The knowledge gained and the amount of techniques doctors have to treat diseases and other issues will go through the roof. I know I am biased (my wife is a Neurologist), but I also recognized this in college as a Biomedical and Electrical Engineer (I learned the body as a machine with my classmates). The brain's mysteries are beginning to slowly unravel - soon we will have treatments and cures for Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and other. Soon, deeper mysteries about personality (and maybe even person) will be revealed. Its an exciting time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/health/22brain.html?_r=1&hpw
Newspapers and technology: Network effects | The Economist
via economist.com
"although telegraph wires could deliver news more rapidly than ever, they had a “last mile” problem: they could not disseminate news quickly to thousands of people"
Generics not as Good as Brand Name: Not All Drugs Are the Same After All
As a Neurologists husband, I have to believe the ANA, but still the cynic in me asks if this is orchestrated by Big Pharma?
http://s.nyt.com/u/vOsOffline retailers allowing consumers to go online to finish back offline
Though at first blush it seems that offline retailers would hate the ability to price compare in stores, that are actually smart about it and opening up their databases. They know that too often people come into the stores to touch and feel an object to buy, only to go home to find the cheapest price. I know from experience: now, if you are able to check in store that you are getting a good price, you will buy it right then and there for the convenience and immediacy (if the in store price is equal to or only greater than the online price by $5 or less). Though offline retailers will lose a few sales due to the technology, they will gain on the whole as people complete the transaction in their stores.
Mobile Phones Become Essential Tool to Holiday Shopping - NYTimes.com
Unmarked Trail - Tracing the Path of Food Poisoning
Its amazing that, though US food companies have setup an elaborate food chain, the tracing of products through that chain is extremely lacking. Though the article states that the industry is taking steps, the cynical side of me thinks this untraceability, like laundering money, maybe done on purpose.
Tracing the Path of Food Poisoning - The Atlantic Food Channel
Pittsburgh Sets Vote on Adding Tax on Tuition
Yeah, it stinks, but when we are a city of "nonprofits" (can I emphasize those quotes anymore?), there is a smaller tax base. No one is calling the students freeloaders, but the universities do not pay any taxes for the services they use. Though there is a fight now, the students decision to come to CMU, Pitt, etc wont be affected by this in the long run. The students should be more upset at the Universities for raising their tuition by 4-10% annually, not this one time addition of fees.
The real thing we need to do now is look at the definition of "nonprofit." Some nonprofits have grown into $ billion plus entities that use a lot of services, but dont pay for them, creating a distinct advantage. Being a nonprofit serving meals to the homeless is one thing; being a billion dollar nonprofit is another.
Pittsburgh Sets Vote on Adding Tax on Tuition - NYTimes.com
Locked-in man controls speech synthesiser with thought
An incredible revolution if we can synthesize thoughts into signals that can be decoded.
Locked-in man controls speech synthesiser with thought - health - 15 December 2009 - New Scientist
Wary Book Publishers Are Fighting the Future
As Amazon’s chief executive, Jeffrey Bezos, noted in a recent interview with The New York Times, “For every 100 copies of a physical book we sell, where we have the Kindle edition, we will sell 48 copies of the Kindle edition. It won’t be too long before we’re selling more electronic books than we are physical books.”
Yes, book publishers. Just fight the future. It always turns out so well.
Wary Book Publishers Are Fighting the Future - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
China’s Changing Views on Race - Room for Debate
China and the rest of the world are going through a cultural renaissance as more influence creeps in international trade. From learning how to deal with personal credit, to dealing with race that never appeared before, these new issues will cause these countries to go through some severe growing pains. There will be nasty battles, ugly confrontations, and some things that us in the US look at as backwards - DON'T. For all the progress that we have made, we are only a few decades ahead on most of the issues. I am proud that we are leading the world into talking about these new issues, and setting a higher standard, but let us not look down our noses either as racial and other equality issues arise. We must instead discuss how our country was in the same position, how we dealt with it so they can learn from us, and then how it has benefited our country today. We are not perfect in the US (far from it!), but we continue to lead the way in progress for all people.
China’s Changing Views on Race - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
Are You Reading This on Your Phone?
The future is here - more and more, people are getting an incredible amount of info off their phone. I know for me, for one, I read my NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, and many other outlets during downtime on my iPhone. It is a great time to make sure you are always productive. However, Schumpeter is at it again with his pesky creative destruction (I for one LOVE it). Businesses and business model are changing all over. Only those who can maneuver quickly will survive.
Are You Reading This on Your Phone? - The Atlantic Business Channel
Brain scan reveals who will keep their promises
Scary. It is truly amazing sometimes how close science fiction does come to reality (is it really predictive, or is it causal?). I am hoping that logical minds prevail (Dr. Dan Langleben) and we dont actually use fMRI (or whatever the future version of this is) to actually predict people's behavior, and more importantly, act on it. This is akin to health insurance company using genetics to set individuals insurance rates.
Brain scan reveals who will keep their promises - life - 10 December 2009 - New Scientist
Global food system raises risk of widespread contamination - washingtonpost.com
Food has become just another mass manufacturing practice at this point. Strange things happen when you turn food production into an efficiency-at-all-costs process like when making widgets. With book's like Omnivore's Dilemma cluing us in on what is really happening, it is actually quite a scare. I am getting this sense that the food companies are going the way of tobacco and energy. This is to be watched very closely.
Global food system raises risk of widespread contamination - washingtonpost.com
AppleInsider | Intel to apply Apple's App Store strategy with netbooks
Of all the things Apple has innovated, it looks like the biggest contribution they have had on society is the App Store. Yes, yes, others have tried a version of this in the past, but nothing has (a) come close to the commercial success of the App Store; and (b) the reason everyone is opening their own version of the App Store is because of Apple's consumer influence. Even our very good partners over at Cerner have opened up a version of the App Store for Electronic Medical Records and other applications.
The idea of the App Store is unleashing another level of innovation on society, that may rival the internet (that sounds crazy, but think more about it and you will see it is true). These small applications can be written by a smaller number of people, and put out in the open for immediate testing and use. Soon gone will be the days of taking a year or two to develop software (except for the true platform developers). We will see applications, uses and functionality that we cant even dream of right now.
AppleInsider | Intel to apply Apple's App Store strategy with netbooks
Time Inc. Shows Us Their Idea of the Future of Magazines [Video]
Honestly? I am giddy at the thought of the Apple Tablet and access to magazines, newspaper and other media. I cant wait.
Time Inc. Shows Us Their Idea of the Future of Magazines [Video]
Women at Arms - A Combat Role, and Anguish, Too - Series - NYTimes.com
Thank you to our Women and Men Veterans.
Women at Arms - A Combat Role, and Anguish, Too - Series - NYTimes.com
The Science of Success - The Atlantic (December 2009)
The Orchid Hypothesis helps to celebrate the large diversity we have in our gene structure. Philosophically, we must not look at each issue children have necessarily as disorders (this terminology may need to even be changed). Often the behaviors we see in our children look challenging to us when in the moment. But stepping back, researchers are taking a new approach and looking at the benefits of having individuals with various behaviors - as we would suspect, philosophically, if placed into the right situation, these behaviors are actually then a large plus.
I see it in business leaders every day: there are so many different leadership types and leadership behaviors, and many can lead to a successful company. Too often we are taught and read that only a certain type of leader can succeed. More than anything, the drive to succeed tends to me the biggest factor in success (not even intelligence is more of a deciding factor, IMHO).
We see it in sports and in business - put a person who seemed to be the wrong person, and put them in the right situation and they can and will succeed. The great leaders are able to place their team members into situations they can succeed in.
The Science of Success - The Atlantic (December 2009)
Sony Looks to 3-D TVs to Drive Growth
Really? 30-50% of all Sony Tv's sold by 2011 will be 3-D TV's? I dont see it. (that was terrible, but I am sticking with it).
Sony Looks to 3-D TVs to Drive Growth - WSJ.com
Taking an Open-Source Approach to Hardware
Open source hardware is a very interesting concept, to say the least, with the potential to change business models the world over. Obviously, software has moved quickly into this realm. The idea of open source software has caused no only more innovation and low cost / free shared software, but also proprietary software has become more and more free as time goes on. The cost of hardware is also dropping at a precipitous rate with manufacturing and supply chain techniques optimizing the model.
Furthermore, with innovation moving faster and faster, companies will see that open source hardware is less of a threat as they realize that whatever the develop will be obsolete in a year anyways.
Taking an Open-Source Approach to Hardware - WSJ.com
Brave Thinkers - The Atlantic (November 2009)
I am elated that John Fetterman is being picked up so well by the press, now on the cover of the Atlantic Monthly. Mr. Fetterman is ripping apart all stereotypes and helping a distressed pocket of Pittsburgh immensely. He is the 6'4, tattoo-laiden, giant of a man who came to Pittsburgh to turn around Braddock, a post-industrial area of the city. His appearance of never wearing suits, and instead showing off his tats would never indicate his Harvard education. Mr. Fetterman is committed whole heartedly to the turn around of this area not only with his energy, new way of thinking, but additionally, putting in his own money to rejuvenate areas. He may succeed, he may fail (when you try new ideas, you are bound to fail). But he is unthinking from traditional think, and that in and of itself is a reason to follow this man. I hope he succeeds and indeed does show a model for other distressed towns.
Brave Thinkers - The Atlantic (November 2009)
For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price Fight - NYTimes.com
Just last week, I tweeted from a Wal-Mart complaining that their site-to-store pickup service was shabby at best. Then a reported from the Wall Street Journal called me (from the tweet!) and said he is writing an article on Wal-Mart fighting the like of Amazon. Wal-Mart felt its Site-To-Store service was a perfect strategy against Amazon, who have no offline equivalent. If I were Wal-Mart though, I would look at Blockbuster vs Netflix - is Blockbuster's offline presence really giving it an advantage over Netflix?
I find it terrific that WalMart has some serious competition now. The surprising (maybe really, unsurprising) thing is that their major competitor is a totally online company. This is competition is going to lead to serious continued innovation in online product delivery and also offline product delivery, as Wal-Mart learns to deliver even cheaper / better with the burden of their overhead. In the end, as always, we consumers win.
For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price Fight - NYTimes.com
Green redemption | The Economist
Governments are seeing the monetary value of saving the forests. Not only is the a climate benefit to doing so, but a monetary benefit too. Now if only we had all those well educated, brilliant people on wall street working on how to package schemes to pay for avoided deforestation, instead of "exotic mortgages."
Green redemption | The Economist
The Twitter Star: Nova or Supernova? | Brian Solis - PR 2.0
Interesting read on where twitter is going. Their readership is down quite bit month to month. The two interesting things to me are: (1) I think Twitter knows this and is actually trying to expand and acquire businesses to keep it on a growth path; (2) I find it quite interesting that many people in the blogosphere cant wait for twitter to fail. I am not sure why this is, but it is definitely a common read notion out there.
The Twitter Star: Nova or Supernova? | Brian Solis - PR 2.0
Thanks, Eddie.
The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery - WSJ.com
The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery - WSJ.com
Dr. Shetty is a friend of ours, and Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital is a client of Mobile Aspects, Inc. This article, on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, shows the continued rise of a new way of thinking across India. With Medical cities popping up all over, there is ample opportunity in developing countries to make a difference in millions of human lives, and still make a profit. I urge anyone in healthcare or looking at expanding into developing countries to read this article.
NYTimes: Hospitals looking for better data on Medical Devices
The New York Times has a great story on Medicare and Hospitals trying to find better data on medical devices. One of the interesting things about our RFID technology (and pretty much all RFID technology) is the vast amount of data we gather. By combining our data with other data sets that hospitals have, we are already helping them understand the cost vs efficacy considerations of the different devices they are using. This is helping individual physicians and whole departments ensure they are using the best and lowest cost devices available for them. With this philosophy, our customers are both increasing outcomes for their patients, and reducing their costs by millions of dollars a year. This is the effect of RFID in healthcare (it aint just a bar code replacement).
G20 Descends on Pittsburgh
I decided to take half a day off to go to downtown Pittsburgh to view some of the activities and the scene as Pittsburgh hosted the G20. I was in Boston and NYC the previous two days as the Summit started ramping up. I must say, this is one of the best events Pittsburgh has ever held. Yes, from a civic pride point of view, the Steelers and Penguins winning championships this year helps a lot. But for bringing business into the city, nothing helped more than this summit.
In both Boston and New York, people talked with me about how they saw all the reports about Pittsburgh on CNN and heard on NPR. Local radio talk shows discussed how Pittsburgh is "shining and transformed." The evening news brimmed with how "green" Pittsburgh was. For the past two decades, Pittsburgh has been trying to shatter the image of the smoky town; it was done in two days of the summit. This is the beginning for Pittsburgh.
The town welcomed everyone - even the maligned protesters (who did cause some mischief, but nothing close to Seattle's WTO or the last G20 in London). I went downtown to see the People's March and see downtown. It definitely was in a "militarized" state. Huge gates, humvee's, and military kept you far away from the Pittsburgh Convention Center. 1000's of police in riot gear lined the only free roadway that the People's March were coming down. It was quite a site, and I am glad I was there. I even managed to go into te North side and take video of the entire processional, which I posted on youtube.com
Pittsburgh is thankful for this opportunity to host the world. Carla Bruni of France said, "I wish I could stay a few more days in Pittsburgh." I know it is her job to say such things, but still, the words were repeated by so many. I am prideful in these few days. A certain romanticism has arrived to the image of Pittsburgh, and it will be thought of as a leader in so many venues going forward.
NYTimes: A $1 Million Research Bargain for Netflix, and Maybe a Model for Others
Netflix's model: a new type of lottery, where the Brilliant, rather
than the lucky win.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/technology/internet/22netflix.html
Preparing for the Pittsburgh Great Race (10k)
I set a goal at this beginning of this summer to be able to run to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh from my house and back (about 4.6 miles - I thought it was 6 miles before setting the goal). Before I started, I would run here and there, and probably hit a max of about 2 miles outdoor, and maybe 2.5 miles - 3 miles on a treadmill.
A friend of mine I made on twitter(@turnbyturn) mentioned he used runkeeper on his iPhone to measure runs. Being a tech guy, I tried. On my first run, I was amazed and excited to come home and see my run down to the map detail. This got me excited to keep running. No doubt this immediate feedback loop, along with my will, is what got me over the hump.
I even went so far as to add the running runkeeper list on my blog, so I would see it constantly and, hopefully, get motivated by it. My thought to myself was: "If I publish my runs to the outside world, I would have to run further to not embarass myself." I use this as a trick on myself constantly - declare to the outside world a goal, and I usually get it. Fear can be a motivator, and its ok if used right.
I hit my goal of reaching Heinz Field by 8/13/2009 (see chart below). Soon after, I caught wind of the Pittsburgh Great Race, a 10k run in late September. I thought I MIGHT try for this. Then, on my next run on 8/15/09, I hit 6.2 miles, albeit, extremely slowly. I am glad to say, my latest run, I was trying for 6.5 miles. Without realizing it, I had gotten to 8 miles!
The data and the transparency and immediate feedback loop of runkeeper was extremely valuable. I actually continue to see this as a big theme for performance in anything in life. Below, you can see my growth in running. I now cannot wait for my first real run next weeked, the Pittsburgh Great Race.
9/19/09 8.11 mi
9/15/09 6.13 mi
9/13/09 5.80 mi
9/9/09 3.53 mi
9/8/09 4.43 mi
9/7/09 5.25 mi
9/5/09 2.41 mi
9/4/09 2.89 mi
9/2/09 3.12 mi
9/1/09 3.46 mi
8/27/09 4.42 mi
8/25/09 3.78 mi
8/24/09 3.02 mi
8/21/09 4.63 mi
8/18/09 4.61 mi
8/16/09 4.94 mi
8/15/09 6.20 mi
8/13/09 4.68 mi
8/10/09 5.40 mi
8/8/09 4.34 mi
8/7/09 4.64 mi
8/5/09 2.98 mi
8/2/09 3.29 mi
8/1/09 2.58 mi
Khosla Ventures's Take on Tech [Voices] - AllThingsD.com
Founder of Sun and VC gawd raises $1BB, mainly for clean technology. I met Vinod with one of my mentors, Raj Reddy at Carnegie Mellon. The combined firepower in that room helped me incredibly and continues too.
http://voices.allthingsd.com/20090902/khosla-venturess-take-on-tech/?mod=ATD_iphone
NYTimes: Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts
Sentiment mining: now this is a business I could invest in. Playing
on the growth of interactive 'web 2.0', mining of all the public
feedback available out there will become an importan corporate tool. I
cannot imagine what the fellas at Google hav already developed.
From The New York Times:
Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts
The universe of reviews, ratings and recommendations online open a
tantalizing window on the collective consciousness.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/internet/24emotion.html
Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People
Even wikipedia is beginning to see an evolution of it's mission. "We are no longer at the point that it is acceptable to throw things at the wall and see what sticks," said Michael Snow, chairman of the Wikimedia board that governs wikipedia.
From The New York Times:
Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People
Founded on the concept that anyone could change its content, the online encyclopedia is requiring reviews on articles about living people after embarrassing incidents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/technology/internet/25wikipedia.html
Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People
Founded on the concept that anyone could change its content, the online encyclopedia is requiring reviews on articles about living people after embarrassing incidents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/technology/internet/25wikipedia.html
NYTimes: Apple Denies It Rejected Google Application for iPhone
Apple says 'still studying' Google iPhone app, not rejected:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/technology/companies/22apple.html
NYTimes: The Big Draw of a GPS Run
As you can see from my runkeeper log to the left, I love that app. I
now hope one day to make art from my gps tracked runs!
From The New York Times:
The Big Draw of a GPS Run
Part sport, part art, GPS drawing lets runners, walkers, cyclists and
hikers imagine themselves anew, mapping their track lines across
cities, roads and farms, and sharing them online.
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