Shonzilla, a pattern-seeking animal

Life is a game of patterns and chance, and those who play well will win.

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Sun May 31

Watch this abridged version of Google Wave presentation at Google I/O 2009.

[via phonedog]

Tue Mar 10

The Crisis of Credit Visualized is the best explanation of financial crisis of 2007-2009 you’ll find IMHO.

Maximum respect to the author, John Levoff, who crafted this video as a part of his thesis work.

You can see which countries are affected by the financial crisis and to what extent in this SVG image (NOTE: you can zoom the map). SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics and it is supported out-of-the-box in all web browsers except for IE.

Thanks to Miloš for sending the link.

[via Vimeo]

Mon Feb 23

8 Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009, 2010

The mobile technologies on the list released by Gartner:
1. Bluetooth 3.0
2. Mobile User Interfaces
3. Location Sensing
4. 802.11n
5. Display Technologies
6. Mobile Web and Widgets
7. Cellular Broadband
8. Near Field Communications

[via ReadWriteWeb, Gartner, and handsmobile]

Sun Feb 1

Tom Peters: This Is Not a Recession

Tom Peters, one of the most famous management consultants quotes another consultant, Steve Yastrow, who puts his understanding of the new state of economy in writing:

Don’t think of our current economic crisis as a recession.
Instead, think of it as a recalibration.
Everything is different now.

Amen!

Keep reading by clicking the link.

Wed Jan 28

10 Careers in Demand for 2009 - PayScale Resources

Phew! During 2009, The Year of Recession, being a software developer is still a viable career choice. :-)

Software Design/Development Careers. Companies from all sectors of the economy are looking for software engineers and programmers, says Turnquist. This is because society in general is becoming more tech-dependent - just think of how rapidly cell phones change with each passing year - requiring software developers that can stay abreast of all the changes.
Median Yearly Salary - $72,070