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Entries from November 18th, 2007

One Laptop per Child & Open Source

November 18th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet IEEE Computer Society NSW held a seminar last Thursday and Pia Waugh came to talk about Open Source and the One Laptop per Child program. She also brought along a sample of the laptop (I thought that a few of the members attending might mug her for it on the way out . The [...]

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Samsung mobile phone lemon

November 18th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet My previous post about the Nokia ad reminded me about the ongoing problem with my Samsung A701 Next G mobile phone. This puppy has been out of action for about 3 months now as the power/data port is cactus. It has been sent back to Telstra for repairs, passed onto Samsung for repairs, returned [...]

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Nokia gets web 2.0

November 18th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet Nokia really gets what Web 2.0 is about (and they have got product for us to buy). This is exactly what other companies need to understand – web 2.0 really is all about connecting people. And now we have commercially viable convergent technology that enables the connection. This ad has a catchy jingle and [...]

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"social media", "social networking", "web 2.0", blogs Job Trends

November 14th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet Interesting results on keywords:”social media”, “social networking”, “web 2.0″, blogs Job Trends “social media”, “social networking”, “web 2.0″, blogs Job Trends “social media” jobs – “social networking” jobs – “web 2.0″ jobs – blogs jobs via Aide-mémoire Tweet

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Future of the web

November 13th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

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Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar — Physically Addictive Foods

November 11th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. According to his analysis willpower is not to blame for our addiction to some foods like chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar. They each release opiate-like substances. He advocates a vegan diet as the solution to many health problems. Neal Barnard is the founder of the [...]

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7 Periods with Mr Gormsby on YouTube

November 10th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet At last found some episodes on YouTube – this is much funnier than the Aussie Summer Heights High via Aide-mémoire Tweet

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LOLPOL – the only bright spot in the election campaign

November 10th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet Since I am a complete LOLCAT addict, of course LOLPOL had immediate resonance for me. They are very amusing visions of our pollies. And given the general dullness of this me-too campaign any entertainment is most welcome. via Aide-mémoire Tweet

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Web Trend Map 2007

November 10th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

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TED Talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran on the Brain

November 4th, 2007 · Comments Off · ideas

Tweet This fab TED talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage helps us to study the connection between the internal structures and corresponding functions of the mind. He is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute who [...]

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