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Is Apple Anti-Innovation?
It might sound like a strange question to ask. Most eulogies of Steve Jobs have described him alternatively as a technologist, innovator, or inventor. I’ve seen several recent (and ostensibly charitable) comparisons to Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. His brilliance … Continue reading
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Experimenting with Path
Nine months and twenty-eight “moments” — that’s the tag line accompanying my headshot over a crisp, nature-themed default background image. Welcome to Path, the mobile-only platform which seems to have successfully pivoted from a location-based photo sharing app to what … Continue reading
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Fog Computing
My website has been down for a few days. Not that anyone noticed; danleslie.net hasn’t exactly broken the Alexa Top 50. No matter: my web strategy is based on the quality of visitors, not quantity. Rest assured, by reading this … Continue reading
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Is the New York Times Becoming the Xerox PARC of the Web?
Ever since the death of newspapers became a thing, there seems to have emerged a collective “holy shit” moment among newspaper publishers, reporters, editors, and readers. But if you attended last week’s Lotico Semantic Web Meetup at the NYTimes, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Evan Sandhaus, Getty Images, IBM, Meetup, Microsoft Research, New York Times, Semantic Web
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Steven Pinker on language and thought
This is an older TED talk, but one of my favorites. Pinker makes the thought-provoking point that ambiguity and vagueness in language can be remarkably useful. Steven Pinker on language and thought | Video on TED.com.
Cows on Roadside, Bangalore
Encountered along a road next to a military base in Bangalore.
Remote Structure (Western Iceland)
As seen along the mountain pass from Reykjavik to Hellissandur. Taken January, 2011.
Domino Sugar Factory, from west
A rare opportunity to view the structure from this angle during a promotional event by the developer of the condominiums that will soon replace it.
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Visualizing First-Time Interactions at SXSW via @whitneyhess
Whitney Hess links to an innovative use of Hashable to derive a social graph visualization based on interactions of people at South-by-Southwest earlier this month. Interesting things seem to happen with the social-mobile-visual intersection. Remind me again – where are … Continue reading
March 27 / Public Service Announcement, Bangalore
Hand-painted sign reads "The best food your child can get: Mother’s Milk" (English and Kannada?)
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