Gary Larson Cartoons about Rowing http://www.usna.edu/LtWtCrew/cartoons.htm Things your cox should never say: * When did they build THAT bridge? * Six, put...
Can we learn something from "organic architecture" for "organic computing" ? Organic architecture is based on a design which * is inspired by nature...
Jochem, this is a great question, "organic computing", - I have often wondered the same thing. In AI, there is such a focus creating intelligent agents using...
Jonathan, What you describe is aligned with the field of artificial life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_life http://www.alifexi.org/ Cheers, Telmo...
Hi, For those interested in a post doctoral research position (5 years contract) just follow the link: https://www.uc.pt/fctuc/cisucposdoc08/ There you will...
Indeed, that's how it is: at first the personality of a child is made of pure emotion, it cries out to its creator to manipulate its environment - to consume ...
Agreed. I like the idea that emotions are part of the feedback mechanism that we come "equiped" with so that our mind may develop. I don't think they're much...
Where are all the Google Data Centers.. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/11/where-are-all-the-google-data-centers/ ..and how do these impressive objects with...
What will be the future of social networks? I guess like many other technological innovations - TV, automobiles, internet - they will be here to stay. Many...
Many of the Web 2.0 principles (Folksonomies, Social Bookmarking, Tagging, Ajax, User-Generated Content, Wisdom of the Crowds, the Long Tail, ..) have been...
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229 "Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she...
It doesn't matter if you are an architect, a developer, a designer or a chef: if you want to excel in a profession, then you must have a true dedication and a...
In an interview Steve Ballmer said recently: "Search in some senses is, let's call it, the killer application of advertising, at least today and for the...
Jochen, As much as I hate it, I have to agree with Ballmer on this one. Search delivers an incredible amount of value to people. I would much rather do away...
You agree with Steve Ballmer? Well, yes, search is important, and it is clearly in the hand of Google, just as the OS market is dominated by Microsoft. This...
... Ok, so you're saying that it's pointless to compete with Google on search so it's better to find new markets for advertising. I agree. I thought you saying...
Yes, exactly. It's pointless to compete with Google on traditional internet search. Maybe new social network sites have will have their own search functions,...
Three new companies with the same goal: lifestreaming. They make it easy to see what your friends (on in generally the people you are interested in) are doing....
Jochen, Hate is too strong a word. I wish them all a long and happy life. That being said: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE I rest my case :)...
The guys from 37signals have not only produced a powerful and simple open-source web application framework, they have also an interesting blog. Here is another...
Google Design Principles, see http://www.google.com/corporate/ux.html 1. Focus on people — their lives, their work, their dreams. 2. Every millisecond...
Paul Buchheit has observed an interesting similarity between Facebook and Google: While Google is collecting information about web-pages and the links between...
How can you insure that computer programs actually do what they are intended to do? You can't if you do not test them (on every level and in every context)....
Hi, I have come accross a nice piece of article"The Evolving Landscape Of Social Networks: More Surprises Ahead..". It is really interesting and helpful. It...
Most highly ranked Facebook app categories: "Just for Fun", followed by "Gaming", "Dating" and "Messaging". So people want to have fun and sex. That's not...
Has any web 2.0 community or social network a kind of core community? The core community is made of active core members that contribute frequently, contrary to...
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