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For Africa, Ebola may be here to stay
In the world of viruses, Ebola is like a chickenshit kid with a gun. Chickenshit because unlike its more deadly rivals (virals?) it hasn’t managed to evolve to be airborne – think like most...
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Miscellaneous Scrawlings 2015 #1
“In life the main struggle is optimizing yourself, striving to bring to bear the best version of yourself when you wake up every morning. That being said, there is the very practical matter of scarce...
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Peak NFL 2015
I’ve been in this country for a little bit now, going on 15 years, and I’ve had an interesting relationship with the NFL. I’ve gone from a classic African state of mind (ruled by love for the...
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NFL 2015 Epilogue
Well if you’ve been on earth recently, you know what happened to the Seahawks at the super bowl. They fell to the scurvy and cheaty New England Patriots in a stroke of bad luck. It took me fully 2...
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Huckabee hearts Duggars
Mike Huckabee was shellacked good for his Facebook statement in support of Josh Duggar. How could a man who has savaged Barack Obama on his parenting – because Beyonce! – and has publicly been harsh...
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Virtual Reality Uncertainty
Like every good futurist, I have been wondering about all the new hype around Virtual Reality that was basically kicked off by Oculus Rift. And of course this went into overdrive when Facebook spent a...
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RIP: Bob Woodward’s credibility forevermore
I won’t bother paraphrasing Charles Pierce, so go read: http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a35226/bob-woodwards-jive-talking/ What I don’t understand is why these giants of journalism...
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Oculus Rift to cost a cool $1,500
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/oculus-ceo-consumer-rift-will-cost-about-1500-with-a-suitable-pc/ And you might need a new PC. My verdict: Niche pricing. Will attract early adopters mostly. And...
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Virtual Reality Uncertainty: An Update
To get a refresher, read this post – I’ve basically been thinking through how large the market for Virtual Reality tech can get from first principle. Is it another game console or will it be as big as...
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Time for a Consumer Router Internet Bill of Rights
There is an undervalued and critical piece of equipment in almost any home in any advanced country – an internet router. This thing is big business because every home and business needs one (although...
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We’re all racists (because our brains are made that way)
Ok, I admit it, that title is a bit of a hyperbole. What a measured person should say is that we’re all susceptible to prejudice because our brains are wired that way. But doesn’t roll off the tongue...
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Save us from “Save”!
We really should do away with the ‘Save’ button when authoring things. Every creative computing surface should auto save the content its working on. When I worked on an editor many years ago, there...
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Why I never bought a Kindle device
I remember the original kindle with the blocky edges. My boss, at that time, @rickeames bought one. As a fellow early adopter, I was sorely tempted. But I had my reservations. I already loved books to...
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Telegraphing
I’m going to pre-apologize for being super nerdy, bear with me, it’s my training. Information theory basically says that when message complexity increases or the channel narrows, errors will increase...
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Most parenting advice is mostly worthless – Vox
THIS: http://www.vox.com/2015/8/11/9127769/parenting advice is worthless Key graf: Remember the research, though. Most of your parenting choices pale in significance to who you are, how much money you...
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Uh Oh. Happening again. Signs of a software shift.
—————— Giant Corporations Are Hoarding the World’s AI Talent | WIRED https://www.wired.com/2016/11/giant-corporations-hoarding-worlds-ai-talent/
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Hubris. Short the stock.
——— Apple’s $299 coffee table book is a holy tome for nostalgic fans – The Verge http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2016/11/17/13666750/designed-by-apple-coffee-table-book-iconic-product-photography
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Fingbox on indiegogo
Just backed this nifty device on IndieGogo. I’ve used the Fing app to make sense of my home network for a while now. It’s the UI on this post. It’s literally the best prosumer network scanner you...
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Self driving cars will put pressure on countries without the requisite infrastructure or the political will to deliver it. Uber and co will duke it out in those markets if they are disrupted out of the...
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