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A \”fireside\” chat with Mark and Jeff Bezos
In this video Mark and Jeff Bezos do what the two brothers do a lot, have a chat. They just so happen to be sitting in front of a large crowd and a few video cameras this time. It starts off a little slow, but stick with it. It is an enjoyable hour to get […]
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A \”fireside\” chat with Mark and Jeff Bezos
In this video Mark and Jeff Bezos do what the two brothers do a lot, have a chat. They just so happen to be sitting in front of a large crowd and a few video cameras this time. It starts off a little slow, but stick with it. It is an enjoyable hour to get […]
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A \”fireside\” chat with Mark and Jeff Bezos
In this video Mark and Jeff Bezos do what the two brothers do a lot, have a chat. They just so happen to be sitting in front of a large crowd and a few video cameras this time. It starts off a little slow, but stick with it. It is an enjoyable hour to get […]
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A \”fireside\” chat with Mark and Jeff Bezos
In this video Mark and Jeff Bezos do what the two brothers do a lot, have a chat. They just so happen to be sitting in front of a large crowd and a few video cameras this time. It starts off a little slow, but stick with it. It is an enjoyable hour to get […]
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A \”fireside\” chat with Mark and Jeff Bezos
In this video Mark and Jeff Bezos do what the two brothers do a lot, have a chat. They just so happen to be sitting in front of a large crowd and a few video cameras this time. It starts off a little slow, but stick with it. It is an enjoyable hour to get […]
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Wednesday that feels like Friday. Wefriday. Fwinesday. Fridnesday.
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1I/2017 U1 `Oumuamua
ESO: For the first time ever astronomers have studied an asteroid that has entered the Solar System from interstellar space. !!!!!! This created a unique problem for the naming of this object. The IAU also created a new class of objects for interstellar asteroids, with this object being the first to receive this designation. When […]
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Curiosity takes a selfie
APOD: This selfie was compiled from many smaller images — which is why the mechanical arm holding the camera is not visible. In case you’re not impressed, notice this comment on Reddit by djellison who is Engineering Camera Payload Uplink Lead on Curiosity and Opportunity. This spacecraft – Opportunity – in a REALLY GOOD day – […]
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The last time I shared Micro.blog invite codes they went very quickly. Here are 5. First come, first served. mb-ed28cc, mb-d0f852, mb-dbb439, mb-9b86e4, mb-c0629e.
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Attending Venture Idol 2017 at Ben Franklin TechVentures
In 2007 I visited the area where Ben Franklin TechVentures is now. I was there for an interview with the then CEO of Viddler, Rob Sandie, to see about working there full time. At the time, Viddler was housed in Jordan Hall – a one-story building next to the now incredible Ben Franklin TechVentures complex. […]
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Squash – October 2017
Squash – October 2017 This being my penultimate entry into the Micro.blog photo challenge.
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Lackawanna Lake – October 2017
Lackawanna Lake – October 2017 Day 5 photo challenge entry.
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Coffee bean counter, Duffy’s Coffee Company, Clark’s Summit, PA – November 2017
Coffee bean counter, Duffy’s Coffee Company, Clark’s Summit, PA – November 2017 This being my day 4 photo challenge entry.
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Firefox Quantum released
Mozilla: Firefox Quantum is over twice as fast as Firefox from 6 months ago, built on a completely overhauled core engine with brand new technology stolen from our advanced research group, and graced with a beautiful new look designed to get out of the way and let you do what you do best: surf a […]
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Test: GIF of waterfall
This was harder to create from a Live Photo than it should have. And I don’t like the result. But, such is life. Publish! This being my day 3 photo challenge entry.
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Duffy’s Coffee Company, Clarks Summit, PA – November 2017
Duffy’s Coffee Company, Clarks Summit, PA – November 2017 This being my day 2 entry of the Micro.blog photo challenge.
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Train mailboxes, Steamtown Museum, Scranton, PA – November 2017
Train mailboxes, Steamtown Museum, Scranton, PA – November 2017 This being my Day 1 Photo Challenge entry for squares.
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Horace Dediu on Apple Watch revenue
Horace Dediu: From a revenue point of view, I believe next year’s fourth quarter will see the Watch generating higher revenues than the highest quarter for the iPod. Let that sink in. Amazing. Some flop.
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Doug Lane’s Micro.blog photo challenge
Doug Lane: I thought we could start on Saturday (Nov. 11) and go for seven days. He has a theme for each of the 7 days. I’m in.
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Twitter’s new character UI
Josh Wilburne, Designer at Twitter: With this in mind, we designed a system that defines two types of written languages, dense and non-dense, and expands the character limit for non-dense languages. By grouping languages this way, we can give people writing in non-dense languages like English and Spanish the same space to express themselves as […]
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Apollo for reddit
Apollo: Apollo is built by a former Apple employee with feedback from thousands of Redditors to sculpt the best client possible. It features a beautiful, native iOS design, smooth, customizable gestures, fast loading pages, a supercharged Media Viewer experience, a powerful, full Markdown editor, a Jump Bar for lightning-fast navigation, and so much more. You […]
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Waymo is running trials without drivers
Darrel Etherington, for TechCrunch: Waymo is operating at full Level 4 autonomy, sharing public roads with human-driven cars and pedestrians, with no one at the wheel able to take over in case things don’t go as planned. See also, my prediction time capsule.
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Condron Media podcasting audio test (audio)
Tucker Hottes and I are setting up new equipment for a forthcoming podcast from Condron Media. We’re looking for feedback in the comments on how the audio sounds. Thanks in advance for your feedback. Download
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Prompton Lake – October 2017
Prompton Lake – October 2017
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August’s kilonova in NGC 4993
Robert Naeye for Astronomy magazine, on the instrumentation that detected a 130M year-old kilonova: The LIGO and Virgo instruments detected a crescendo of waves for a whopping 100 seconds — much longer than previous detections. The duration, amplitude, and frequency of the waves had all the characteristics that theorists have expected for a binary system […]
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A technology predication time capsule
Readers of my blog will know that I occasionally attempt to predict when certain technologies that I write about will hit the mainstream. While I’m very passionate about a few technologies, I try to temper that excitement with the experiences I’ve had, the wisdom that comes with age, and other factors. Usually, things take a […]
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The number of liquids, ointments, gels, and creams I purposefully rub onto my body on a daily basis has increased exponentially with age.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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\”My Fares\” by Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph Rodriguez: It was not unusual to see shoe-shiners outside of Grand Central. They’re not there anymore. I think it’s a Banana Republic now. Incredible photo portfolio backed with incredible stories. /via Kottke.
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An interview with Dan Rubin by Polaroid
My boy Dan Rubin on the Polaroid OneStep 2: First of all, it’s insanely exciting to see a brand new instant camera with the Polaroid name on it. The OS2 is a brilliant point-and-shoot camera — great for capturing life as it happens, especially with the built-in flash. I’ve been shooting with mine for nearly […]
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Corn – October 2017
Corn – October 2017
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iOS shelf apps
Des Paroz: One of the great things about iOS 11 is the multitasking capability, and with it the emergence of so-called ‘shelf’ apps. I had never heard of the term "shelf apps" until I read Des’ post.
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Rob Weychert reflects on 10 years of tweeting
Rob Weychert, reflecting on 10 years of Twitter usage, and the next 10: I don’t know how the positive experiences I’ve had with Twitter stack up against the harm it’s caused, and I don’t know if I’ll be writing another post like this ten years from now, but I’m glad to have had the opportunity […]
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Finished The Wright Brothers by David McCullough ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. So much to glean.
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Prompton Dam, Prompton State Park – October 2017
Prompton Dam, Prompton State Park – October 2017
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