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Climategate and XML

By Rick Jelliffe
Dec 03, 2009 | Comments: 0

One interesting artifact to come out of the stolen Climategate material is an epic file HARRY_READ_ME.txt. It seems to be a year long log by a programmer (Harry?) who has to port old data and various old FORTRAN (and MATLAB?)...

You'll be the most alert diabetic on the planet!

By James Turner
Dec 03, 2009 | Comments: 0

I'm going on the principle here that, much like using uppers on ADHD kids calms them down, enough sugar and caffeine will be a depressant. At least that's my theory, and I'm sticking with it!

Four short links: 3 December 2009

By Nat Torkington
Dec 03, 2009 | Comments: 4

How Robber Barons Hijacked the Victorian Internet (ArsTechnica) -- cautionary tale of the exploitation of a monopoly. Once installed as the dominant proprietor of the nation's telegraph system, public trust in the confidentiality of Western Union transmissions evaporated. Gould "scanned the telegraph, or manipulated it, as an open book to the secrets of all the marts," Josephson wrote.

Good News: The Daily Me is a stop on the way to richer discussion

By Andy Oram
Dec 02, 2009 | Comments: 1

Surveys show us cocooning ourselves in worlds of information that reinforce our existing prejudices. It's not enough to read opposing viewpoints because our assumptions and interpretive lenses differ. When we get tired of power plays, we'll start communicating.

Inside the E-Book Wars: The Nook in Depth (Part 5)

By William Stanek
Dec 02, 2009 | Comments: 2

William Stanek here, completing the 5-part in-depth look at the Nook e-reader from Barnes & Noble. Anyone who's been watching the e-reader and e-book market knows, the Nook is the latest entry in this highly competitive space where Sony, Amazon...

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