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1968 vs. 1989
1989. je zaboravljena godina. Prošle godine svi su se trudili proslaviti tu 1968. godinu koja i nije donijela neke promijene, a ove godine pada dvadeseta godišnjica otvaranja granica Istočnog bloka, pada Berlinskog zida i sveukupnog urušavanja jednog od najžešćih sustava kontrole ljudi. Sjećanje na 1989. godinu je nekako blijedo, nije toliko romansirano ni opjevano, valjda […]
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5 Things All Page and Brand Managers Should Know About Facebook’s Recent Updates
Yesterday, Facebook made a slew of product roadmap announcements at the Facebook Developer Garage at its headquarters in Palo Alto. In addition to the recent updates to the News Feed, this means significant changes are happening across the Facebook ecosystem that marketers and brands need to be aware of and account for in their products […]
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Technology Review: Blogs: TR Editors' blog: A 3D Video of the Embryonic Heartbeat
In the video below, showing a mouse embryo that’s 8.5 days past conception, a normal heartbeat is visible. The mouse heart begins to form at 7.5 days. The video was made using an imaging technology called optical-coherence tomography. Though it looks grainy, this and other video of the developing heart made by the Houston group […]
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Companies To Invade Your Retinas As Soon As Next Year?
Engadget is one of many reporting that Brother and NEC both seem to have retina display technology in the works for release next year. Brother, at least, seems to have a fully functional prototype, while so far NEC is mostly talk. “Naturally, there are a few considerable limitations compared to more traditional displays, but the […]
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FOSS License Compliance for Companies
Armijn Hemel (gpl-violtions.org, Loohuis Consulting) and Shane Coughlan (Opendawn, FSFE) complete a trilogy of articles examining FOSS licensing issues and best practice on LWN.net with an outline of FOSS license compliance for companies. Readers may also be interested in part one, introducing the topic and describing what developers can do to protect their rights, and […]
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Afghanistan
Recently I was thinking about the typical pathway to democracy. It seems to me the usual pattern goes something like this: A dictator rules a bunch of uneducated idiots. The dictator realizes he needs smarter citizens to compete with other countries. The dictator educates his citizens. The educated citizens get rid of the dictator. Democracy […]
