Monthly Archives: September 2007

Watching “The War”

Leadership: Watching “The War” I’m also a history buff, especially 1939-1945. Ken Burns new documentary, “The War”, is so far one of the best series I’ve seen on the subject. I know this has nothing to do with technology, but … Continue reading

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Scaling Ruby and Twitter

Scaling Twitter: Making Twitter 10000 Percent Faster | High Scalability There is some great information in here about scaling a RoR site – or any site for that matter. Earlier this year, I was in a position as the CTO … Continue reading

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Death Star Home Theater

Home Entertainment: Death Star Home Theater – Gizmodo Ok, this is a little wrong on a few counts, but no one mentions that the business of Star Wars must be very good. The Meridian speakers alone in this room run … Continue reading

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Wave Energy

SWRDA : News Centre Now this I like. Waves move around, and this system uses the motion to generate electricity. It’s clean, and no one sees it. Keeping everything attached in the North Atlantic seems to be a challenge though. … Continue reading

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6th Gen iPods won’t work with Linux, Winamp, or Media Center

6th Gen iPods won’t work with Linux, Winamp – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) I’m a big Apple fan, but this upsets me. On my Mac, I use iTunes, but my media library is managed on a Windows server running … Continue reading

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Salt water as fuel?

MAKE: Blog: Salt water as fuel? My gut tells me this may be like the cold fusion tests, but can you imagine if salt water could be used as fuel? The possibilities are endless. Cheap, clean energy…

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Fan Powered Subwoofer

Eminent Technology A little on the expensive side, but I love the new way of thinking. When building an audio speaker, it becomes very difficult to reproduce anything near or below 20Hz. The problem is the speaker cone can’t move … Continue reading

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Patent Trolls

Lawmakers take aim at patent speculators Speculator of mundane patents casts a long shadow It’s good to see that legislators are even looking into patent reform. There are several issues at play here. First, there are the trolls that buy … Continue reading

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Management Methods, Models, and Theories

Management Methods | Management Models | Management Theories No wonder things are often messed up. How many methods can there be? For me, it’s simple. Lay out the ground rules and goals, and then get out of the way. The … Continue reading

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Planetary Imagery: 30 Years From Voyager Spacecraft

Planetary Imagery: 30 Years From Voyager Spacecraft I admit it. I’m a space and aircraft nut, but the Voyager program appeals to my engineer side as well. It has returned some of the most fascinating data, and it survived years … Continue reading

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