@jwnichls There's an SF Bay ACM talk on the Google Prediction API tomorrow night. I'm thinking of going. http://bit.ly/cW15i2 in reply to jwnichls # Stanford prof Lera Boroditsky argues that the language we speak profoundly affects the way we think. http://bit.ly/argfD9 # @ChrisBeckmann Funny to think you used to be vegetarian. in reply to ChrisBeckmann …
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25
A 60 km stretch of German autobahn is shut down for a festival. Party on! http://bit.ly/d5bqsC # Indestructible soccer ball never needs pumping, withstands broken glass, sharp rocks. Buy 1, 1 gets donated. http://bit.ly/cJwOal # Just saw Tron for 1st time, to prepare for sequel in Dec. Trailers look awesome: http://youtu.be/e1dHhktFLPs http://youtu.be/L9szn1QQfas # @mcollins Not …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18
Going to a World Cup party today where we're watching it delayed by 1.5 hours, so I'm going to stop reading news and Twitter now. # @HCIR_GeneG Sorry I don't. Perhaps @MartiHearst does. in reply to HCIR_GeneG # Back on Twitter. Congrats Spain! That really went down to the wire. Glad they didn't have to …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11
Darryl Cunningham is a cartoonist that, among other topics, debunks pseudo-science such as homeopathy: http://bit.ly/dD0dhO # Fake is a new browser for Mac that allows users to create Automator-like workflows to script repetitive tasks. http://fakeapp.com/ # Los Altos High senior athletes of the year are going to Caltech and MIT. Impressive! http://bit.ly/dnubms http://bit.ly/d9tFvh # @manukumar …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04
@davidsinger The GFCI switch in my circuit breaker kept randomly switching off after I got a smart meter. PG&E swapped it out, problem gone. in reply to davidsinger # Why Andreessen Horowitz prefer founding CEOs: http://bhorowitz.com/2010/04/28/why-we-prefer-founding-ceos/ # What's your college degree worth? According to PayScale, Caltech is ranked #2 Berkeley #16 (highest public school). http://bit.ly/c9eihB …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27
@jewelia Glad you convinced me to sign up for Twitter when you did, I barely got a decent username. in reply to jewelia # @jewelia Hmm, I was all set to upgrade to iOS 4 until I saw your post… maybe I'll wait for some reports to filter in. in reply to jewelia # @tessalau …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20
@tessalau @wordium Here's an idea for your next knitting project: the Laptop Compubody Sock. http://bit.ly/9PBAg # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13
@jeffbigham @drjpierce Biggest risk to Android is fragmentation across versions, not handsets. http://bit.ly/bTI9I8 in reply to jeffbigham # Jeff Johnson speaks tonight about the psychological basis of UI design rules in Mountain View: http://bit.ly/cGlZ8j # @Manas @lnhaynes Technically, Highway Gothic is a slight variation of the Federal Highway Adminstration fonts used on Interstate hwy signs. …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06
A man in Russia has been building his own subway since 1984. He intends to run cars in it that carry 3-4 people each. http://bit.ly/9gLky7 # Just watched District 9 on DVD. Surprisingly positive tone. Highly recommended, if you haven't seen it already. # @ayman It's a sign! The prawns have infected us. What did …
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30
SoundHound for iPhone works! Hummed a song for which I didn't know title/artist, and bam: Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson. http://bit.ly/cbXATt # More Google distractions: watching the indie band OK Go, who've made a bunch of innovative music videos. Just search for them on YouTube. # Don't know how I missed this xkcd comic – …