October 2008
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drinking coffee at midnight. Working on my presentaiton on REST and Web 2.0 apps and services for tomorrow/today: http://it-dan.org
installing GMail for mobile 2.0 that works offline and supports over 35 languages. http://tinyurl.com/5hguqf
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Note to self: Make your work a work of art
An inspiring paragraph from a book I’m reading - “Talent (Tom Peters Essentials)” by Tom Peters of course.
Supporting his idea of aiming for the top quality and grand vision, Tom quotes the book “The Art of Business: Make All your Work a Work of Art” from Stan Davis and Steve McIntosh.
Authors argue tjat people must adopt these “four elements” of new...
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Apple iPhone sales predictions vs. information...
We’re in second half of October and Apple Inc. has already surpassed the goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. Impressive!
Get your laughs at various analysts predicting a lame future for iPhone and Apple a while ago.
Here’s another failed prediction from January 2007:
“2. Jobs raised Wall Street expectations too high
Jobs made the mistake of specifying Apple’s...
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spent clubbing minus 8 mins so far. I wish it starts like this every weekend… :-)
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mynetworkvalue.com →
Measure the value of your network - business contacts and friends.
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“Right now, there are more than 3 billion mobile phone users worldwide, compared...”
– InternetNews Realtime IT News - An Android in Every Pocket? That’s Google’s Plan
(it’s all about Google Android mobile platform, of course)
The day whipped by like a rocket on roller blades… and there’s whole night ahead. Phew!
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DIY Lamborghini Countach →
Man Builds Lamborghini Countach In Basement, Has To Dig It Out When Complete - Geekologie
“100% hand crafted Countach out of aluminum and a space tube frame. All aluminum body formed on a wooden buck using an English wheel. My own design space frame with Corvette hubs and custom A-arms. Mated to a ZF-25 5 speed. S.S. 180 degree headers GT40 design “bundle of snakes” Boss...
Ha! I just realized that I had the world’s #1 WTA tennis player in my house a couple of years ago. :-)
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wondering which laptop to buy. I need one pronto!
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Watch Balancing Economy, Equity, and Ecology Through Design
Watch this great lecture about a sustainable mind set, design frameworks and processes that can help us create a self-sustainable, nature- and user-friendly environment.
This one’s for Igor but I think everyone will enjoy this!
ìs excited about Google Android becoming open-source: http://tinyurl.com/shonzilla-android-open-source. What an übergeek I am. ;-)
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Google Android platform open sourced (finally!) →
As it has been previously announced, Google Android platform justifies it’s open-source attribute - the source code is released.
The Google Android source code includes the complete Android software stack (i.e. all software layers) comprised of:
the Linux kernel
the system libraries
Dalvik virtual machine (Java Virtual Machine version for low-memory and battery-powered...
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in programming trance. All I need is a clear goal, good vibes in the headset and, optionally, caffeine.
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reading about Talent. Any new food for thought (and ACTion) is good for Me Inc.
thinks there’s always something to do so it’s good to stop doing anything.
practicing agile zen: getting the big picture understood quickly and getting things done.
http://tinyurl.com/shonzilla-productivity-noise
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Use noise as a productivity enhancer →
Here’s a lifehacking productivity tip for all of you: use noise to boost your productivity.
The explanation why comes from Wikipedia:
“White noise machines are sold as privacy enhancers and sleep aids and to mask tinnitus. White noise CDs, when used with headphones, can aid concentration by blocking out irritating or distracting noises in a person’s environment. In open plan...
http://tinyurl.com/shonzilla-evolution-witnessed
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An act of evolution witnessed
Praise the Jesus! Here comes another proof of evolution.
It comes from Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world.
As if you didn’t believe in evolution already, there’s something new to this discovery for the field of evolutionary science. Namely, speciation (the formation of new species) was generally thought to happen when one species is separated in two groups by a...
is done with all the work and homework for today. Next: sleepworks. :-)
Home to Lake Ada on bike: three personal bests bettered. Wow!
http://tinyurl.com/shonzilla-personal-genomics
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Personal genomics
Welcome to the new field of personal genomics where you can learn about your genetic heritage and, as many (venture investors and insurance companies alike) might hope know, about health risks written in your genes.
Thanks to the exponential advancement of computing power (a phenomenon called Moore’s law) contributed to the birth of fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, that...
disfrutaba la fiesta española.
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Gmail: Stop sending mail you later regret →
Have you ever clicked “Send” too early on an email?
This has happened to everyone. With Mail Goggles plugin (coming from GMail Labs) you can select periods of week when you expect to be not cautious enough when writing (or worse yet sending) emails. Mail Goggles will make it impossible to send an email unintentionally by giving you 5 math questions to answer prior to having an email...
thought about having my genome scanned. Then I saw the price tag. No need to be that prepared and I’m not paranoid. ;-) #dna
spoke last night to a pleasant Brit who likes Serbian grill. I guess our cows should remain ethnically clean. God save the cow! :-P
Reading my emails is a half-time job. I quit!
had a interestingly weird mash-up dream this morning! Was sleeping for less then 10minutes while this 5 sec roller-coaster happened. :-)
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read a wonderful story of finding home: http://tinyurl.com/an-olive-tree-in-dalmatia
Sunny day - bike day. Yay!
enrolled another course of Spanish level C1.2 and likes the group. Seems free of dorks and attention-seekers. ;-)
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The most innovative video on YouTube this week! →
This video will be for sure the most innovative one you’ll see this week - a sneak peek footage of the new game for the Nintendo Wii console - Wario Land: Shake It!. You’ll see why.