Google Reader Being Retired - 3 views
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Francesco Biscani on 15 Mar 13And this, kids, is why cloud computing is bad.
There is a whole cottage industry of people talking about innovation, including all kinds of garbage
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Former Google CIO says business misses key people marks | ITworld - 2 views
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the more project management you do the less likely your project is to succeed
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Everyone knew we shouldn't build our own hardware as it was 'dumb', but everyone was wrong.
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Some juicy sound bites from the former Google CIO.
PLoS ONE: Editorial Peer Reviewers' Recommendations at a General Medical Journal: Are T... - 4 views
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reject vs. accept/revise at levels barely beyond chance
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Apparently the peer review process is no better than chance.
xkcd: The Cloud - 4 views
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Cloud computing explained.
TinKode - Security Blog » Blog Archive » NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - F... - 0 views
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The same guy that got ESRIN's server apparently got also a NASA one... An example of ESA leading the way, for once.
The Great Linux World Map - 6 views
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Friday afternoon geeky humour.
xkcd: Future Timeline - 5 views
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Our job is now useless :P
[1104.1824] Simulating Spiking Neural P systems without delays using GPUs - 4 views
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Might be interesting for Giusy...
What Larry Page really needs to do to return Google to its startup roots - 0 views
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I worked at Google from 2005-2010, and saw the company go through many changes, and a huge increase in staff. Most importantly, I saw the company go from a place where engineers were seen as violent disruptors and innovators, to a place where doing things “The Google Way” was king, and where thinking outside the box was discouraged and even chastised.
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Let engineers do what they do best, and forget the rest.
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This is probably the most important single point. Engineers at Google spend way too much time fussing about with everything other than engineering and product design.
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An opinion piece by an ex-Googler, talking, among other things, about how corporate culture is creeping into Google. I've highlighted some snippets which I've found eerily familiar :)
Eco - "Writings: IBM vs. Mac" - 5 views
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The fact is that the world is divided between users of the Macintosh computer and users of MS-DOS compatible computers. I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant.
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An amusing opinion piece by Italian writer Umberto Eco.
Amount of profanity per programming language - 8 views
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And the winner is... C++ :) Love the comment on Slashdot: "C++ Templates will turn the most pious programmer into a curse-slinging, chain-smoking alcoholic."
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Fair enough :)
Why I don't care very much about tablets anymore - 5 views
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There it goes :)
Infertility Could Impede Human Space Colonization - Slashdot - 0 views
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For Giusy...
How one man tracked down Anonymous - and paid a heavy price - 3 views
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HIGHLY suggested read if you are interested in the Anonymous phenomenon.
Lonely Planet's top 10 countries for 2011 - 7 views
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Albania is Lonely Planet's top country to visit in 2011. Ah! The ACT confirms its ability to detect trends and to be ahead of the curve.
The Semicolon Wars » American Scientist - 2 views
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Pretty interesting piece on computer languages.
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Fool! You can pry my templates from my cold dead hands!
Rooting for swarm intelligence in plants - 2 views
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Pretty nifty... we should look into this.
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Trolled :)
Kitware Blog - VTK: an example on how to fix the crisis of scientific software - 2 views
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A nice blog post about a recent Nature paper highlighting the problems of scientific software.
Apple sending Xserve to giant server farm in the sky - 3 views
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After more than eight years on the market, Apple is euthanizing the Xserve.
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YES YES YES! And good riddance! :)
Quadrocopters can now fly through thrown hoops, the end really is nigh (video) -- Engadget - 2 views
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Impressive video!
Francesco Biscani