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BlogsSmuggling Web Practices into the EnterpriseBy Simon St. LaurentJune 5, 2013 At last year’s Fluent Conference, I kept having the same conversation with attendees from large companies. They had come to the show with a mandate from their bosses to figure out how to bring that fast-moving web work into their … eZ Publish: A CMS Framework with Open Source in Its DNABy Meghan BlanchetteJune 5, 2013 There are a variety of options when it comes to content management. We’ve explored Drupal a bit, and in this email interview I talked to some folks who work with eZ Publish. It is an open source (with commercial options) … Patients matter most, but technology matters a lotBy Andy OramJune 4, 2013 Computing practices that used to be religated to experimental outposts are now taking up residence at the center of the health care field. From natural language processing to machine learning to predictive modeling, you see people promising at the health … Ops MythologyBy Courtney NashJune 4, 2013 At some point, we’ve all ended up trading horror stories over drinks with colleagues. Heads nod and shake in sympathy, and the stories get hairier as the night goes on. And while it of course feels good to get some … Really Understanding ComputationBy Mike LoukidesJune 4, 2013 It’s great to see that Tom Stuart’s Understanding Computation has made it out. I’ve been excited about this book ever since we signed it. Understanding Computation started from Tom’s talk Programming with Nothing, which he presented at Ruby Manor in … Tracking the progress of large-scale Query EnginesBy Ben LoricaJune 4, 2013 As organizations continue to accumulate data, there has been renewed interest in interactive query engines that scale to terabytes (even petabytes) of data. Traditional MPP databases remain in the mix, but other options are attracting interest. For example, companies willing … Moving to the open health-care graphBy Fred TrotterJune 4, 2013 To achieve the the triple aim in healthcare (better, cheaper, and safer), we are going to need intensive monitoring and measurement of specific doctors, hospitals, labs and countless other clinical professionals and clinical organizations. We need specific data and specific … Four short links: 4 June 2013By Nat TorkingtonJune 4, 2013 WeevilScout — browser app that turns your browser into a worker for distributed computation tasks. See the poster (PDF). (via Ben Lorica) sregex (Github) — A non-backtracking regex engine library for large data streams. See also slide notes from a … How to Get Fast, Cheap Feedback on Your Product with Tiny TestsBy Laura KleinJune 4, 2013 There’s a lot of advice about how to do great user research. I have some pretty strong opinions about it myself. But, as with exercise, the best kind of research is the kind that you actually DO. So, in the … TechEd 2013: The ASP.NET Team, Surfaces at a Deep Discount, (and Google Glass?)By Rachel RoumeliotisJune 4, 2013 People weren’t kidding when they told me New Orleans is humid, but the good news is the conference venue has great air conditioning. As expected TechEd is focused mainly on system administrator issues, but I’m feeling that even more so … Big data vs. big realityBy Mike BarlowJune 3, 2013 This post originally appeared on Cumulus Partners. It’s republished with permission. Quentin Hardy’s recent post in the Bits blog of The New York Times touched on the gap between representation and reality that is a core element of practically every … Can technology rescue the forest elephant? Yes, with your help.By Peter WregeJune 3, 2013 Three Practical Challenges: Help the Elephant Listening Project Save What They Can’t See Most people are aware of Asian elephants and the African elephants of the savannahs. A third variant on the largest land mammal on earth walks the rainforests … The post Can technology rescue the forest elephant? Yes, with your help. appeared first on Animals. Google Glass: What Developers Need to Know about This New PlatformBy Courtney NashJune 3, 2013 You’ve likely already seen pictures of people using Google Glass, if not had an actual in-the-wild spotting as well. After getting a quick demo myself, I spoke with Maximiliano Firtman about his talk at Fluent conference that covers what developers … Upward Mobility: Give Your iOS Table Cells Some ClassBy James TurnerJune 3, 2013 UITableView is the meat and potatoes of many iOS UIs, but if you restrict yourself to the off-the-shelf table cell styles, you’re missing out on a lot of opportunities for customization. By using a combination of variable cell heights and a … Four short links: 3 June 2013By Nat TorkingtonJune 3, 2013 Practical HTTP Host Header Attacks — lots of cleverness like So, to persuade a cache to serve our poisoned response to someone else we need to create a disconnect between the host header the cache sees, and the host header … Hadoop Training, OpenStreetMap Sprint, MakersFactory Kids’ Programming Camp, and MoreBy Jenn WebbJune 3, 2013 Each Monday, we round up upcoming event highlights from the programming and technology spaces. Have an event to share? Send us a note. Twisted Python: the engine of your Internet webcast: Jessica McKellar presents an architectural overview of the Python … Understanding skepticismBy Mike LoukidesMay 31, 2013 I’d like to correct the impression, given by Derrick Harris on GigaOm, that I’m part of a backlash against “big data.” I’m not skeptical about data or the power of data, but you don’t have to look very far or … Developing for Google GlassBy Rachel RoumeliotisMay 31, 2013 Maximiliano Firtman talks about what developers need to know in order to start creating apps for Google glass. Right now, most apps fit the mold of cloud-based web apps that can be written in pretty much any language with the … Strata Week: Can your passwords stand up to a cracker?By Jenn WebbMay 31, 2013 Companies, developers need to do more to increase password security Google urged users this week to take more care in creating passwords. In a post on the Google Blog, Google Software Engineer Diana Smetters offered some guidelines, including using a … Four short links: 31 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 31, 2013 Modeling Users’ Activity on Twitter Networks: Validation of Dunbar’s Number (PLoSone) — In this paper we analyze a dataset of Twitter conversations collected across six months involving 1.7 million individuals and test the theoretical cognitive limit on the number of … Passionate Programmers, Bitcoin APIs, WebOps Risk Management, and @WarrenBuffetBy Adam FlahertyMay 31, 2013 A Commencement Speech for 2013 CS Majors: Being passionate about software is critical to success. Bitcoin as a money platform: Andreas Antonopoulos outlines Bitcoin network’s three distinct APIs. What Is the Risk That Amazon Will Go Down (Again)?: Johan Bergström … Making things happen: from being a software engineer to writing a bookBy Ann SpencerMay 30, 2013 We launched the second edition of Kristina Chodorow’s book, MongoDB: The Definitive Guide at a recent MongoDB conference in San Francisco. Everyone worked hard to make this happen. I filmed a little behind the scenes video with my phone in … Cast your votes for the Google Global Impact AwardsBy Edie FreedmanMay 30, 2013 The Zoological Society of London is one of 10 finalists for a Google Global Impact Award – the tech-savvy folks at the ZSL have developed prototypes of tiny cameras with sound recording devices that will enable game wardens in Kenya … The post Cast your votes for the Google Global Impact Awards appeared first on Animals. Visualization of the Week: Hospital procedure charges across the U.S., comparedBy Jenn WebbMay 30, 2013 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released procedure billing data on more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals. The New York Times and The Washington Post have put together interactive visualizations to help consumers compare costs. The New York Times’ visualization … These are the top 20 investors to follow on Twitter? Really?By Tim O'ReillyMay 30, 2013 Business Insider really jumped the shark with their recent post entitled These Are The Top 20 Tech Investors You Should Follow On Twitter. It was clearly linkbait for social media rather than real advice for those looking for investment wisdom. … Thinking in CodeBy Rachel RoumeliotisMay 30, 2013 Allen Downey, is a Professor of Computer Science at Olin College of Engineering. He has written three books for us, so far, Think Python, Think Stats, and Think Complexity. I recently got the chance to sit down with him to … 8 Dart Features Those Fat Cats Don’t Want You to KnowBy Seth LaddMay 30, 2013 In this article, I’ll show you eight more features that help Dart stand on its own as a productive, ceremony-free language. Remember, Dart compiles to JavaScript, so everything you see here works across the modern Web. Dart makes fluent APIs … Four short links: 30 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 30, 2013 Facebook IPO Tech Post-Mortem (PDF) — SEC’s analysis of the failures that led to the NASDAQ kicking Facebook’s IPO in the NADSAQ. (via Quartz) Run That Town — SimCity for real cities, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and using … The future of classical musicBy Jon BrunerMay 29, 2013 The job of a publisher is to identify and cultivate talent, underwrite the writing process, and distribute the result. The publishing industry has been wringing its hands about the future of the print book for some time, but that model … Looking Forward, a LeapBy Simon St. LaurentMay 29, 2013 Over the last few months, I keep finding new signs that the way we approach web development is about to shift. The parts – which have mostly existed for a while – haven’t completely come together yet, but the next … Bitcoin is a money platform with many APIsBy Andreas AntonopoulosMay 29, 2013 Bitcoin is much more than just a digital currency. It is a protocol, a network, a currency and a transaction language. Most of all, though, it is an application programming interface (API) for money. Nowadays, bathroom scales and fridges have … What Is the Risk That Amazon Will Go Down (Again)?By Johan BergströmMay 29, 2013 Why should we at all bother about notions such as risk and safety in web operations? Do web operations face risk? Do web operations manage risk? Do web operations produce risk? Last Christmas Eve, Amazon had an AWS outage affecting … Driving the Momentum of Modern Web App DevelopmentBy Jenn WebbMay 29, 2013 The rapid pace of improvements in browser technologies and the growith of HTML5 have presented many opportunities and challenges for web app developers. In the following interview, Ido Green, developer advocate for Google Chrome OS, reviews some characteristics of the … Four short links: 29 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 29, 2013 Quick Reads of Notable New Zealanders — notable for two reasons: (a) CC-NC-BY licensed, and (b) gorgeous gorgeous web design. Not what one normally associates with Government web sites! svg.js — Javascript library for making and munging SVG images. (via … Be Mr. KnappBy DJ PatilMay 28, 2013 I would have never in my life thought I would have been asked to give a commencement speech. This year when I was asked again (last year’s is here), I was once again caught off guard. When I reflected back, … Laura Klein’s Six Reasons Founders Should Learn UX Design NowBy Laura KleinMay 28, 2013 I know, I know. Founders and entrepreneurs are already being told that they need to learn how to code, hire, raise money, and get customers. Screw that. What founders and entrepreneurs should really do is learn how to build a … Beyond Puppet and Chef: Managing PostgreSQL with AnsibleBy Courtney NashMay 28, 2013 Think configuration management is simply a decision between Chef or Puppet? PalaminoDB CTO (and Lead DB Engineer for Obama’s 2012 campaign) Jay Edwards (@meangrape) discusses his upcoming Velocity talk about Ansible, an alternative configuration management offering that is quick and easy … A Commencement Speech for Graduating 2013 CS MajorsBy James TurnerMay 28, 2013 Graduates, parents, guests, members of the faculty of <%= college.collegeName %>. I am honored today to have the opportunity to speak with you, as you move out of the cloistered environment of higher education, and into “the real world.” Except … Four short links: 28 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 28, 2013 My Little Geek — children’s primer with a geeky bent. A is for Android, B is for Binary, C is for Caffeine …. They have a Kickstarter for two sequels: numbers and shapes. Visible CSS Rules — Enter a url … Four short links: 27 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 27, 2013 techu Search Server — Techu exposes a RESTful API for realtime indexing and searching with the Sphinx full-text search engine. We leverage Redis, Nginx and the Python Django framework to make searching easy to handle & flexible. In Defence of … Building Modern Web Apps, Build 2013, TechEd North America, and MoreBy Jenn WebbMay 27, 2013 Each Monday, we round up upcoming event highlights from the programming and technology spaces. Have an event to share? Send us a note. Modern Web Applications Utilizing HTML5 APIs webcast: Ido Green covers techniques and tools for building great “modern” … How signals, geometry, and topology are influencing data scienceBy Ben LoricaMay 24, 2013 I’ve been noticing unlikely areas of mathematics pop-up in data analysis. While signal processing is a natural fit, topology, differential and algebraic geometry aren’t exactly areas you associate with data science. But upon further reflection perhaps it shouldn’t be so … Strata Week: Intel wants you to reap the benefits from your personal dataBy Jenn WebbMay 24, 2013 Intel’s taking the lead in the new “data economy” Intel is looking to take the lead in what it has dubbed the “data economy,” helping consumers and individuals realize and retain more value from their personal data. Antonio Regalado and … Four short links: 24 May 2013By Nat TorkingtonMay 24, 2013 Ubiquity — Sears Holdings has formed a new unit to market space from former Sears and Kmart retail stores as a home for data centers, disaster recovery space and wireless towers. Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging (EFF) — … In-Memory Databases, Burning Silos, Reintroducing Dart, and Google Glass GatheringsBy Adam FlahertyMay 24, 2013 In-memory Databases: A discussion of near real-time manipulation of massive datasets Burning the Silos: Minimize boundaries to reduce product cycle times. Dart Is Not the Language You Think It Is: Seth Ladd’s enthusiastic reintroduction of Dart prompts a voluminous discussion … Visualization of the Week: CIA rendition flights of terror suspectsBy Jenn WebbMay 23, 2013 The Rendition Project, a collaboration between academics at Kent and Kingston universities and the NGO Reprieve, has developed an interactive visualization of the extent of CIA rendition flights of terror suspects. In a post at The Guardian’s Datablog, James Ball … TurboGears2By Rachel RoumeliotisMay 23, 2013 Alessandro Molina, is CTO at Axant.it and a member of the TurboGears web framework development team. I recently got the chance to sit down with him to talk about the exciting opportunities TurboGears offers users, how being open source has … TurboGears Just Keeps Getting BetterBy Meghan BlanchetteMay 23, 2013 Alessandro Molina, is CTO at Axant.it and a member of the TurboGears web framework development team. I recently got the chance to sit down with him to talk about the exciting opportunities TurboGears offers users, how being open source has … Burning the silosBy Mike LoukidesMay 23, 2013 If I’ve seen any theme come up repeatedly over the past year, it’s getting product cycle times down. It’s not the sexiest or most interesting theme, but it’s everywhere: if it’s not on the front burner, it’s always simmering in … How Web Pages Can Extend (or Drain) Mobile Device Battery LifeBy Jenn WebbMay 23, 2013 According to recent Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecasts (PDF), the number of mobile-connected devices will surpass the world’s population this year, and by 2015, there will be 788 million mobile-only Internet users. A recent paper, “Who Killed My Battery: Analyzing … 51 to 100 of 11334 Prev Next |
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