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Mike Chelen

writewith. - 7 views

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    We make writing online work for groups. In just a few seconds, get your own account where you can upload documents, share with other people, chat, assign tasks, and track everybody's actions with a comprehensive history.
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    Looks like a really useful tool for group projects at either work or school; thanks for sharing!
Graham Perrin

Mobile Opportunity: A quick history of software platforms: How we got here, and where ... - 0 views

  • where we're going
  • software with APIs that third party developers can write apps on top of
  • grow a tech business more quickly if you get third party developers
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  • lessons about where the industry might go
  • Fair warning: this is a long post.
  • In 1969, the Justice Department, ADR, and several others filed antitrust suits
  • IBM agreed to stop bundling free software
  • disaggregation is a natural outcome
  • multiple companies can move faster
  • backlog of potential creativity
  • The OS is dissolving into a soup of resources distributed across both the network and the local device, with the application in the middle calling on both
  • what it lacks in beauty it more than makes up for in rate of change and versatility
  • hybrids of local and network resources
  • gradual evolution of a super-OS that includes both the network and the device
  • we don't have a name for this new thing
  • trouble talking about it
  • I'm calling it the "metaplatform"
  • Although the metaplatform isn't necessarily elegant
  • compatibility
  • technological advances always lead to value chain fragmentation
  • what happens if that company goes out of business or just decides to stop maintaining the product?
  • If you've incorporated external web services into your site, the site will break if any of those services stops working
  • We don't have any systematic ways to deal with problems like these
  • a business opportunity for the next crop of software entrepreneurs
  • What the metaplatform means
  • Much of the discussion in this post is pretty theoretical
  • practical implications
  • iPhone today gives (in my opinion) the best overall mobile browsing and app discovery experience
  • APIs that will enable other developers to extend
  • implementation is often off-target
  • trying to make their APIs into the business equivalent of an operating system
  • private ecosystem
  • opening the application outward
  • mixed and matched with other functionality in the metaplatform
  • export data isn’t enough... what springs to mind is open source
  • Lots to think about
  • Clayton Christensen
  • The most effective mobile application are
  • a framework to predict where most profits will be made
  • HTML5
  • changes that are brewing in the mobile industry
James Herbert

How One Teacher Uses Twitter in the Classroom - 0 views

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    Teachers are always trying to combat student apathy and University of Texas at Dallas History Professor, Monica Rankin, has found an interesting way to do it using Twitter in the classroom.
yc c

Monopoly City Streets - 0 views

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    Welcome to Monopoly City Streets. You versus the world in the biggest live game of MONOPOLY in history! On the 9th SEPTEMBER, a world of property empire building on an unimaginable scale will be launched! A live worldwide game of MONOPOLY using Google Maps as the game board. The goal is simple. Play to beat your friends and the world to become the richest property magnate in existence. Own any street in the world. Build humble houses, crazy castles and stupendous skyscrapers to collect rent. Use MONOPOLY Chance Cards to sabotage your mates by building Hazards on their streets.
Willis Wee

5 Cool Videos To Really Know Facebook | Penn Olson - 0 views

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    5 videos that will give you a snippet of its history and an inkling of what working in Facebook is like.
Renny Bakke Amundsen

UK Primary School Children to Learn Twitter in Class - 0 views

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    According to education mastermind (!) Sir Jim Rose, primary school pupils should learn how to blog and use Twitter and spend less time studying history!
yc c

Does the Brain Like E-Books? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - 3 views

  • They should be like the historical coffeehouses, taverns and pubs where one shifts flexibly between focused and collective reading — much like opening a newspaper and debating it in a more socially networked version of the current New York Times Room for Debate.
    • Bakari Chavanu
       
      Many websites like NewsVine seem to offer this kind of experience.
  • Still, people read more slowly on screen, by as much as 20-30 percent. Fifteen or 20 years ago, electronic reading also impaired comprehension compared to paper, but those differences have faded in recent studies.
  • Reading on screen requires slightly more effort and thus is more tiring, but the differences are small and probably matter only for difficult tasks.
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  • In one study, workers switched tasks about every three minutes and took over 23 minutes on average to return to a task. Frequent task switching costs time and interferes with the concentration needed to think deeply about what you read.
  • After many years of research on how the human brain learns to read, I came to an unsettlingly simple conclusion: We humans were never born to read. We learn to do so by an extraordinarily ingenuous ability to rearrange our “original parts” — like language and vision, both of which have genetic programs that unfold in fairly orderly fashion within any nurturant environment. Reading isn’t like that.
  • And that, of course, is the problem at hand. No one really knows the ultimate effects of an immersion in a digital medium on the young developing brain. We do know a great deal, however, about the formation of what we know as the expert reading brain that most of us possess to this point in history
  • Hypertext offers loads of advantages. If while reading online you come across the name “Antaeus” and forget your Greek mythology, a hyperlink will take you directly to an online source where you are reminded that he was the Libyan giant who fought Hercules. And if you’re prone to distraction, you can follow another link to find out his lineage, and on and on. That is the duality of hyperlinks. A hyperlink brings you to information faster but is also more of a distraction.
  • floor. I once counted my books among my most prized possesions, now I wish I could somehow convert them all to digital files.
  • My book shelves are full, and books are stacked on the
  • Textbooks also require big double pages with margins for notes. Writing and reading are communication between writer and reader, the audience and genre (and thus expectations) are important, and the format and technology can be used for bad or good. One is not better than the other, they are different, and the more we know of the needs of writers and readers the better technology will become.
  • All of the commentators and responses miss a crucial question here: reading for what purpose?
  • To further complicate this, most of what I read for pleasure is about art or photography, and the kind of history that comes with cool pictures. If paper suddenly disappeared I'd be lost. Most of what I read for work has to be verified, cross referenced, fact-checked, etc. on a tight deadline. If the Internet suddenly disappeared, I'd be more than lost--I'd be paralyzed.
  • I also completely disagree that the web has killed editing. It has just changed the process to include the reader. It would be more accurate to say that it is killing the sanctity of Editors. 'Bout time, that.
  • The missing component in E-Reading seems to be the ability to critically grasp and evaluate the material. Learning is transmitted, but it is more linear than holistic. Now in my 70's, I find that reading from a monitor is a distancing experience. There is an intimacy to reading from a traditional book that is missing in the digital format.
  • Chinese reading circuits require more visual memory than alphabets.
  • I assume that technology will soon start moving in the natural direction: integrating chips into books, not vice versa.
  • important ongoing change to reading itself in today’s online environment is the cheapening of the word.
  • Hypertext offers loads of advantages.
  • When you read news, or blogs or fiction, you are reading one document in a networked maze
  • More and more, studies are showing how adept young people are at multitasking. But the extent to which they can deeply engage with the online material is a question for further research.
  • However, displays have vastly improved since then, and now with high resolution monitors reading speed is no different than reading from paper.
Pooja Runija

What's new in windows 10? - 0 views

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    "Microsoft Windows" is a well known operating system for every computer user in the world. Recently they have released windows 8.1 update for their existing Windows 8 users. People were waiting for the next version of Windows for a long time but the company oddly skipped a number 9 and going to launch Windows 10 next year. According to the Microsoft this will be the most comprehensive platform ever in the history of the company.
Charlotte Stratton

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Devia Rajput

On the Earth Top 10 Perilous Lice - 0 views

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    Hi Friends Today I'll Show you top ten dangerous parasites on the earth.In the following article you will study on Top 10 most Dangerous and Deadly Parasites in the world which does horrible things to person and other nature. Among so many mean things that our natural history has offer our earth, some of them are referred to as vermin.
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The Many Benefits Of Replacing Attic Bulk Insulation - 0 views

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    Insulation acts as a barrier between us and outside hot and cold. Can we live a comfortable life if it is too cold or hot? House insulation has a long history. Anyway, old-days Bulk Insulation and the types came with the risk of asbestos contamination.
hadiali787

Attractive Tourist Spots to Visit in Bahawalpur, Pakistan - 0 views

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    Nothing is a better escape than to visit stunningly beautiful places around the world. But why go so far when you have thousands of attractive tourist spots right here in Pakistan that you might not even know about. Let's discuss today not so popular but a beautiful city with a rich history, Bahawalpur. The city has many hidden gem spots that will make you forget everything else. Here are the Bahawalpur's tourist spots that you all must visit! See at: http://bit.ly/tourist-spots-bahawalpur
hadiali787

Finest Restaurants - Bahria Town Rawalpindi - 0 views

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    The city of history, colours, and bright people, Rawalpindi, is a small but dynamic city located next to the capital of Pakistan - Islamabad. Rawalpindi's food culture is very diverse and varied. Other than many interesting visiting places and other tourist attractions, the Rawalpindi culinary scene exists. You can find countless savory and sweet foods in the city. From desi to fast food - you have to name it, and the city has it all and at reasonable prices. List at: https://www.sirmaya.com/blog/finest-restaurants-bahria-town-rawalpindi/
Trend Buddies

Great Manager Eddie Howe become Bournemouth manager in 2020 - Trend Buddies - 0 views

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    Taking charge of the club on the brink of relegation from the Football League in 2008, Howe would subsequently guide Bournemouth from the bottom of League Two to the Premier League for the first time in club history, being named Football League Manager of the Decade in 2015 following three promotions over a seven-year period.
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Chernobyl-What makes it a must watch? - Gossip Ki Galliyan - 0 views

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    HBO's latest offering 'Chernobyl'has grabbed a lot of attention in the last few days since it was released. This mini-series, co-starring Jared Harris, Emily Watson and StellanSkarsgard, is a very grave picturization of one of the worst human disasters in modern history. Written by Craig Mazin (of "The Hangover" Parts II and III fame) and directed by Johan Renck, this five-episode series brings back to life the tragic event of 1986 in erstwhile USSR and does not shy away from showing the horrors committed during that time. It gives the audience a glimpse of the events before, during and after the nuclear explosion, ill effects of which can be seen in Europe till date.
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Brilliant Politician Derrick Evans Leader of 2021 - Trend Buddies - 0 views

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    Derrick Evans (born April 2, 1985) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 19th district from December 1, 2020, to January 9, 2021, Evans tenure is the shortest in West Virginia history, serving for 39 days.
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List of Rivers in Pakistan - 0 views

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    The rivers of Pakistan are not merely bodies of water; they are the lifelines of the nation, shaping its history, culture, and economy. Their waters have sustained civilizations, facilitated agriculture, and powered industries.
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Museums in Pakistan - 0 views

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    Pakistan, a land brimming with history and culture, boasts a plethora of fascinating museums that offer a window into its rich heritage. From ancient civilizations to modern art, these museums house a diverse array of artifacts and exhibits that tell the stories of Pakistan's past and present.
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Katha NGO - Biography, Category, Activities, founder, Awards, Contact info - 0 views

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    Katha may have been a non-governmental and non-profit organization in Delibad dedicated to community development, child protection, education and literature. It connects grassroots work in education, urban regeneration and history. It defines itself as a "for all" organization dedicated to social justice and poverty reduction in Indian cities. Kata is a publishing company that publishes children's books mainly composed of stories from Indian folklore and mythology, translating 21 local Indian languages ​​into English and Hindi. Degree. On the agenda is an Indian version of Kata with a collection of short stories."
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