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Last summer, ACM posted PDF versions of some books in its Classic Books Series. The books are accessible to anyone who creates a free ACM Web Account. The books include: Aho and Ullman: The theory of parsing, translation, and compiling Apple: Macintosh human interface guidelines Brinch Hansen: Operating system principles Brinch Hansen: The architecture of … Continue reading ACM classic book series
Ben Fry analyzes the data from an intelligence test administered to all incoming NFL players and displays the results by position. Offensive tackles are the smartest players on the field. Continue reading Smartest players on the field
You can’t have my latest copy of Wired but if you forgot how great Wired Magazine could be, check out issue 16.07. The Petabyte Age: Because More Isn’t Just More – More Is Different with a series of awesome articles about what happens when you start analyzing massive amounts of data or visualizing it. Continue reading Petabytes
If you are coming to CIX (Canadian Innovation Exchange), come say hello. I am on the Canadian Innovation Success Stories panel and will be around. CIX is being held in Toronto on April 29th-30th. Participants include a mix of (Canadian and US) VCs, angel investors and some of Canada’s greatest entrepreneurs. This is a great … Continue reading CIX – Canadian Innovation Exchange
Amber is a very good friend and I was sad to hear that she had left Rogers. Not surprising to be honest given how little commitment Rogers has shown to the web audiences but that’s another story. Chris Hogg just completed an interview with Amber: Up close and personal. Not to be missed if you … Continue reading Amer MacArthur
The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. What was responsible for its birth? Who is responsible for its demise? In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the Internet revolution has produced a counterrevolution of devastating power and effect. and you can find out about the rest here, the book … Continue reading The Future of Ideas
and if the music industry can’t even understand this then you have to really wonder. From Ars Technica Watermarking can never really replace (let alone improve upon) DRM because watermarking is not a so-called "access control;" it’s an identification technology. Continue reading… Continue reading Watermarking is not a DRM replacement
People are always asking, "What will be the next Macintosh?" My answer still is "I don’t know and I don’t care." An archived Fortune magazine, a good read on the day of MacWorld. Continue reading Steve Jobs
Via Kedrosky: the best blogs and websites to follow Steve Jobs’ keynote tomorrow. Continue reading Following Steve Jobs Keynote at MacWorld
What’s next for Digg – besides and acquisition that is! Continue reading DIGG