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BlogsFour short links: 15 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 15, 2013 Know Your HTTP Posters (GitHub) — A0-posters about the HTTP protocol. Crowdserfing — when a large corp uses crowd-sourced volunteering for its own financial gain, without giving back. It offends my sense of reciprocity as well, but nobody is coerced … Single server systems can tackle big dataBy Ben LoricaApril 13, 2013 About a year ago a blog post from SAP posited1 that when it comes to analytics, most companies are in the multi-terabyte range: data sizes that are well-within the scope of distributed in-memory solutions like Spark, SAP HANA, ScaleOut Software, … Four steps to analyzing big data with SparkBy O'Reilly StrataApril 12, 2013 By Andy Konwinski, Ion Stoica, and Matei Zaharia In the UC Berkeley AMPLab, we have embarked on a six year project to build a powerful next generation big data analytics platform: the Berkeley Data Analytics Stack (BDAS). We have already … Strata Week: Court case sheds light on FBI stingray surveillanceBy Jenn WebbApril 12, 2013 FBI and IRS push privacy envelope Details about how the FBI uses stingray or IMSI-catcher technology — and how much more intrusive it is than previously known — have come to light in a tax fraud case against accused identity … Publishing News: Democratized publishing and the digital divideBy Jenn WebbApril 12, 2013 Will rise in self-publishing leave world’s digital have-nots behind? Barnes & Noble announced this week it has upgraded and rebranded its PubIt! self-publishing platform and is launching Nook Press to better compete against platforms such as Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. … Newbie author rediscovers his natural aversion to all things bureaucraticBy Michael DaughertyApril 12, 2013 Last week I talked about putting pen to paper, or keystrokes to Microsoft Word, and all the behind the scenes work that involved. When I felt I had no clue what I was doing, I remembered what my developmental editor … The Fluent Online Conference PreviewBy Simon St. LaurentApril 12, 2013 As JavaScript and the Web connect more and more technologies, conversations grow broader and broader. While the Fluent conference is large enough to cover a broad range, we created a sampler of topics for the two-hour online conference I hosted … Four short links: 12 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 12, 2013 Wikileaks ProjectK Code (Github) — open-sourced map and graph modules behind the Wikileaks code serving Kissinger-era cables. (via Journalism++) Plan Your Digital Afterlife With Inactive Account Manager — you can choose to have your data deleted — after three, six, … Data’s missing ingredient? Rhetoric.By Max ShronApril 11, 2013 Data is key to decision making. Yet we are rarely faced with a situation where things can be put in to such a clear logical form that we have no choice but to accept the force of evidence before us. … Three years of TOC at the Bologna Children’s Book FairBy Sarah TowleApril 11, 2013 O’Reilly Media took its Tools of Change in Publishing Conference to Italy for the first time in 2011, teaming up with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair organizers to focus on opportunities for children’s content in digital publishing. That year the … The Kirbster Reports Back from Pycon 2013By Kirby UrnerApril 11, 2013 (Artwork by Idan Gazit) Not all scripting languages are equal, and sometimes you may need to sell your boss on that idea. She might think, “Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP… we don’t care, what’s the difference?” Unless you’re equally happy using … Continue reading Commerce Weekly: Apple iWallet/NFC rumors reignite with newest patent applicationBy Jenn WebbApril 11, 2013 iPhone patent application focused on “a method for conducting a financial transaction” The US Patent & Trademark Office published a new patent application from Apple this week that indicates potential advancement on the iWallet mobile payment front. Jack Purcher at … Data skepticismBy Mike LoukidesApril 11, 2013 A couple of months ago, I wrote that “big data” is heading toward the trough of a hype curve as a result of oversized hype and promises. That’s certainly true. I see more expressions of skepticism about the value of … Best of TOC: Thought-provoking articles from the past yearBy Joe WikertApril 11, 2013 It’s challenging keeping up with publishing industry news and analysis. I have way too many content feeds to monitor and I’m sure you do too. We do our best to highlight the most important developments on the TOC website but you’re forgiven … Predictive analytics and data sharing raise civil liberties concernsBy Alex HowardApril 11, 2013 Last winter, around the same time there was a huge row in Congress over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), U.S. Attorney General Holder quietly signed off on expanded rules on government data sharing. The rules allowed the National … R as a programming languageBy Courtney NashApril 11, 2013 Garrett Grolemund is an O’Reilly author and teaches classes on data analysis for R Studios. We sat down to discuss why data scientists, statisticians, and programmers alike can use the R language to make data analysis easier and more powerful. … Data skepticismBy Mike LoukidesApril 11, 2013 A couple of months ago, I wrote that “big data” is heading toward the trough of a hype curve as a result of oversized hype and promises. That’s certainly true. I see more expressions of skepticism about the value of … Four short links: 11 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 11, 2013 A General Technique for Automating NES Games — software that learns how to play NES games and plays them automatically, using an aesthetically pleasing technique. With video, research paper, and code. rietveld — open source tool like Mondrian, Google’s code … Will we ever see a “Spotify for ebooks”?By Joe WikertApril 10, 2013 My music buying habits have definitely changed over the years. I’m doing a lot more streaming now and rarely buying individual tracks or albums. I use Spotify but I also started using Rdio. I’m still in the free trial period for the latter … Taking ebooks mainstream…in GermanyBy Ruediger WischenbartApril 10, 2013 Are German ebooks really any different than those in the U.S. or the U.K.? Many strong indicators say yes, they are different. That’s why many ebook debates in the past have not ended with practical guidelines for German publishers and … Code Simplicity: The science of software designBy Max Kanat-AlexanderApril 10, 2013 If you want to be a better programmer, a good first step would be to choose an area of software development to take additional responsibility for. Now, when we say “responsibility,” we don’t mean the sort of “you’re to blame … Four short links: 10 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 10, 2013 HyperLapse — this won the Internet for April. Everyone else can go home. Check out this unbelievable video and source is available. Housing Simulator — NZ’s largest city is consulting on its growth plan, and includes a simulator so you … The re-emergence of time-seriesBy Ben LoricaApril 9, 2013 My first job after leaving academia was as a quant 1 for a hedge fund, where I performed (what are now referred to as) data science tasks on financial time-series. I primarily used techniques from probability & statistics, econometrics, and … Visualization of the Week: A day in the life of a bus lineBy Jenn WebbApril 9, 2013 The Urban Data Challenge winners have been announced. The grand prize was awarded to the team behind the Dots on the Bus animated, interactive visualization — Adam Greenhall, Amelia Greenhall, and Jared McFarland. The team culled public transportation data provided … Digital publishing and the loss of intimacyBy François Joseph de KermadecApril 9, 2013 Reading used to be an intimate experience. Even Amazon, the pioneer in digital publishing, branded its Kindle with a child reading alone under a tree. Books were specially designed to disappear into the background as much as possible, helped by … Privacy vs. speechBy Jim StogdillApril 9, 2013 A week or so ago this link made its way through my tweet stream: “Privacy and the right to be forgotten.” Honestly I didn’t really even read it. I just retweeted it with a +1 or some other sign of … The future of educational publishingBy Joe WikertApril 9, 2013 The ebook revolution started with the launch of the original Kindle back in late 2007. More than 5 years later the world is now moving away from dedicated e-readers to multifunction tablets. Despite the dramatic rise in ebook sales most … Four short links: 9 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 9, 2013 Automated Essay Grading To Come to EdX (NY Times) — shortly after we get software that writes stories for us, we get software to read them for us. AMD Calls End of Moore’s Law in Ten Years (ComputerWorld) — story … Learning Paths for JavaScriptBy Simon St. LaurentApril 9, 2013 Everyone learns and teaches JavaScript their own way, but Cody Lindley (@codylindley) has spent a lot of time with a lot of different kinds of learners. He made the jQuery Cookbook happen, finding and managing contributors as well as making … An IPO by any other nameBy Jon BrunerApril 8, 2013 When Tableau goes public this summer, its shares will trade on NASDAQ under the apt ticker symbol “DATA.” Tickers are arguably less important now than they’ve ever been, since computers have removed much of the ambiguity they’re meant to resolve, … Three questions for…Adam Salomone of The Harvard Common PressBy Joe WikertApril 8, 2013 1. The Harvard Common Press recently announced plans to open an office in San Francisco to become more closely aligned with the food startup community. The food industry probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people … Content ownership and resaleBy Joe WikertApril 8, 2013 Over the past few weeks we’ve seen some landmark decisions on whether you really own that content you bought and if you can resell it. First, in the Kirtsaeng vs. Wiley case we learned that it’s OK to buy low-priced print books … New resource for developersBy Laurie PetryckiApril 8, 2013 Welcome to O’Reilly Media’s Programming blog, our resource for all things related to programming. Whether you’re a professional developer, hardcore hacker, or student, I hope this site provides you with interesting ideas, ways to learn new skills, exposure to alpha … What do you call a rhino with a pink horn? Alive.By Edie FreedmanApril 8, 2013 Pink is the new black, at least for some lucky rhinos in Africa. Endangered rhinos in South Africa are being hunted for their horns, which are smuggled to Asia and ground into powder for cooking and medicinal use. In an … The post What do you call a rhino with a pink horn? Alive. appeared first on Animals. Four short links: 8 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 8, 2013 mozpay — a JavaScript API inspired by google.payments.inapp.buy() but modified for things like multiple payment providers and carrier billing. When a web app invokes navigator.mozPay() in Firefox OS, the device shows a secure window with a concise UI. After authenticating, … The re-emergence of Time-seriesBy Ben LoricaApril 5, 2013 My first job after leaving academia was as a quant1 for a hedge fund, where I performed (what are now referred to as) data science tasks on financial time-series. I primarily used techniques from probability & statistics, econometrics, and optimization, … Strata Week: We give up more data than we realize, but CA residents soon may have access to all of itBy Jenn WebbApril 5, 2013 A look at personal data research and new government legislation In a post at the New York Times this week, Somini Sengupta took an in-depth look at the work of Alessandro Acquisti, a behavioral economist at Carnegie Mellon University in … Publishing News: Data is proving to be the backbone of emerging publishing modelsBy Jenn WebbApril 5, 2013 Data’s growing role in the digital publishing ecosystem Data is becoming a driving force in the era of digital content. From subscription strategies to target marketing and advertising to content curation and methods of consumption, data is increasingly becoming the … MagicBy Jim StogdillApril 5, 2013 Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Arthur C. Clarke I spent Wednesday at Penn Medicine’s Connected Health event in Philadelphia. We saw an array of technologies that wouldn’t even have been imaginable when I came into this … Four short links: 5 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 5, 2013 Millimetre-Accuracy 3D Imaging From 1km Away (The Register) — With further development, Heriot-Watt University Research Fellow Aongus McCarthy says, the system could end up both portable and with a range of up to 10 Km. See the paper for the … why? why? why!By O'Reilly StrataApril 4, 2013 By Dean Malmgren and Mike Stringer The other day we had a conversation with a bespectacled senior data scientist at another organization (named X to protect the innocent). The conversation went something like this: Many of us have had similar … Commerce Weekly: Wal-Mart looks outside the (big) box to battle AmazonBy Jenn WebbApril 4, 2013 Wal-Mart wants to crowdsource delivery, while Google chases same-day On the heels of launching its in-store delivery locker program to compete with Amazon Locker, Wal-Mart has announced it’s toying with the idea of having in-store customers deliver online orders to … What if the Game of Thrones Characters were book publishers?By Miral SattarApril 4, 2013 There’s no question that the publishing industry is going through a lot of changes. It’s the last industry to go digital, and as a result going through the fastest disruption. Watching the Game of Thrones is like watching a war … Four short links: 4 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 4, 2013 geo-bootstrap — Twitter Bootstrap fork that looks like a classic geocities page. Because. (via Narciso Jaramillo) Digital Public Library of America — public libraries sharing full text and metadata for scans, coordinating digitisation, maximum reuse. See The Verge piece. (via … Six lifestyle hacks for this yearBy Alistair CrollApril 4, 2013 The last three years haven’t been very healthy. In addition to raising a new daughter, I’ve been launching Strata and Startupfest and working with Ben Yoskovitz on Lean Analytics. It’s been rewarding, and fun, but it hasn’t been good for my … Where are JavaScript and the web going?By Simon St. LaurentApril 3, 2013 JavaScript and HTML5 just keep moving. One day it’s form validation, the next animation. Then it becomes full-on model view controller stacks getting data from sensors on devices and communicating with back-end servers that are themselves largely JavaScript. Peter Cooper … Visualization of the Week: Block-level electricity use in Los AngelesBy Jenn WebbApril 3, 2013 California Center for Sustainable Communities (CCSC) researcher Jacki Murdock, along with advisor Yoh Kawano, GIS Coordinator at the Institute for Digital Research and Education at UCLA, has developed an interactive map of electricity use in Los Angeles at the Census … Current state of formats and platformsBy Joe WikertApril 3, 2013 Remember the old days when PDF was pretty much the only way to distribute content and those PDFs were read on computer screens? PDF still lives, of course, but now we’re also faced with offering content in mobi and EPUB … Aereo’s copyright solution: intentional inefficiencyBy Mac SlocumApril 3, 2013 Aereo, an online service that sends free over-the-air television broadcasts to subscribers, scored a big win in court this week. At first glance, it would seem the service has to violate copyright. Aereo is grabbing TV content without paying for … Four short links: 3 April 2013By Nat TorkingtonApril 3, 2013 Capn Proto — open source faster protocol buffers (binary data interchange format and RPC system). Saddle — a high performance data manipulation library for Sacala. Vega — a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving and sharing visualization designs. … 151 to 200 of 11223 Prev Next |
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