March 2011
13 posts
Color: "Photo sharing is not our mission." →
seanbonner:
Photo sharing is not our mission. We think it’s cool and we think it’s fun, but we’re a data mining company.
Bill Nguyen, Founder of Color, Business Insider
Let that soak in for a minute.
OK, got that?
The app is photo sharing - plain and simple. You take photos…
Can’t remember where I heard it, but this quote comes to mind: “If the service is free, the...
Radiation Dose Chart →
walkthevine:
Interesting chart that puts all this radiation talk into perspective; you should seriously check it before using your bananaphone!
24 ways: Extreme Design →
arielwaldman:
the awesomeness of /dev/fort
Thirteen creators, seven days, one island fortress, no Internet. Sounds like a fun way to design and build something completely new.
Commerce Dept. report clears U.S. scientists in... →
wilwheaton:
An independent review of thousands of emails stolen from climate researchers has found that scientists at the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration did not manipulate data or otherwise engage in wrongdoing.
The report, issued by the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce, is at least the fifth report by various bodies in the United States and Britain to clear...
February 2011
15 posts
“After growing wildly for years, the field of computing appears to be reaching...”
– John R. Pierce
Still true today.
“Believe me, I was enjoying (almost) every second. Getting beat on the buzzer is...”
– Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings
