Archive for December, 2009
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Yesterday, I asked if anyone was building something like Fossil using a NoSQL database. In response, someone named Pete (who didn't leave a real email address) asked, "Why NoSQL? This is a perfect application for an SQL database." Respectfully, I disagree, but my reason will take a little explaining.
Over the ...
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Third-coldest national capital, that is. I've been telling people for years that it holds the #2 spot after Ulaanbaatar, but apparently that honor should go to Kazakhstan's Astana---a city so cold that it's germ-free.
Happy Holidays.
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
A rare upbeat analysis of what happened in Copenhagen. Take it with a large grain of salt, but I agree with the author's point that the US Senate (not the White House) is the major impediment to American action. If you're going to read it, though, you should also read ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Fossil, from the creator of SQLite, combines a distributed version control system, wiki, and tickets, all bundled into a single file. Given some serious work on its UI, it could grow into an interesting competitor for Trac, though it replicates the latter's weaknesses (one project per installation, no support for ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Fabio Cevasco has listed 10 languages worth learning; despite its immaturity, I'd add Barry Jay's Bondi.
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
Via John D. Cook, a list for people interested in unmucking health IT.
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
The EA-MDE project, led by John Whittle, aims to empirically assess the efficacy of model-driven software engineering. To be useful, it needs the participation of as many companies as possible. The easiest way to help is to fill in this short survey, but they are also looking for companies/practitioners ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Nice post by Steve Easterbrook summarizing some recent results.
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
iPhone + Book = magic. (Thanks to the very talented Julia Breckenreid for the pointer.) See also A Story Before Bed (via Osh Momoh), which lets people record webcam video of themselves reading stories for their children and grandchildren when they can't be there to do it in person.
Simon Willison ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Fact-Checkers and Certified Public Logicians
Parapsychology as a Control Group for Science
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