Aquatic Inference Engine

…Not!
In spring 2007, Apple will release the newest version of its Mac OS X operating system, codenamed “Leopard,” which will let users build widgets from scratch and share them with others, even if they’ve never written a line of code.
How long will the consumer computing demigods put dixie cups of this kool-aid on the table [...]

A family friend is serving in Iraq, he is engaged in the hazardous day-to-day work of restoring basic security for the Iraqi people. I have no idea if this is having an impact on the safety of Iraqi citizens or the occupation forces, but I sincerely hope so.
It’s one thing to deal with the war [...]

“The new Web is a very different thing. It’s a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter.”
Seen at snellspace.com

Eris23
I never watch television. Twelve years on the internet have raised my expectations for media consumption to levels television — as it is presently programmed and delivered — simply cannot meet. This is a failure of the technology (the ~9yr gestational period for “iTV”, which we are still very much in, despite Steve Jobs’ crazy [...]

chezrump

I did a tally the other day and found I am tracking login data for over 135 web services. I have an acceptable method for automating logins on the computers I own, although even there some improvements could definitely be made, but lack a method to do this “in the wild” when I am not [...]