December 2010
9 posts
Google Rolls Out Shared Spaces Using Wave... →
Google Labs has quietly debuted Shared Spaces, using Google Wave technology to let users quickly create a space with collaborative gadgets and a chat box…
The gulf between the rich and the poor →
Nothing concentrates the mind so much as a miss-timed trip to London’s West End on a Saturday two weeks before Christmas. I needed a new printer/scanner and resorted to the ‘never…
Tetris and Trauma →
Interesting papers on Tetris helping to reduce traumatic flashbacks: Key Steps in Developing a Cognitive Vaccine against Traumatic Flashbacks: Visuospatial Tetris versus Verbal Pub Quiz Can…
Fundry.com Wants to be Kickstarter for Developers →
Fundry.com is like KickStarter for web developers. The site was started by Stateless Systems, the company backing projects like CushyCMS and Droolr. Unlike Kickstarter, however,…
Digital Self-Harm and Other Acts of... →
Sometimes, things aren’t what they appear to be. And, in those cases, jumping to the wrong conclusion can be a disservice to everyone.
After I first wrote about Formspring 7 months ago, I…
I’m going to miss… →
Last Wednesday saw the long awaited return of the ever fantastic Oxford Geek Night.
Thanks to all involved, and all who came, and especially the keynote and microslot speakers for making…
Close the Washington Monument →
Securing the Washington Monument from terrorism has turned out to be a surprisingly difficult job. The concrete fence around the building protects it from attacking vehicles, but there’s no visually…
Arsenic-Based Life →
Risk Reduction Strategies on Social Networking... →
By two teenagers: Mikalah uses Facebook but when she goes to log out, she deactivates her Facebook account. She knows that this doesn’t delete the account that’s the point. She knows that when…