Category Archives: Tech
IBM’s Watson
Update on IBM’s knowledgeable Watson from Bloomberg:
Georgia Tech and Udacity Partner for Degree Program
From Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun: I co-founded Udacity to bring the very best of higher education to everyone worldwide. With Georgia Tech, we have a partner whose computer science program is among the best in the world! And equally importantly, … Continue reading
Bill Gates, 60 Minutes Profile
60 Minutes did a nice profile on Bill Gates, and his more recent philanthropy. Driven as ever, but this time to help invent and back the technologies that will help cure.
Char-Broil
Char-Broil is amazing. I’ve been filming on a series for them, and the awesome part about the job is the food. Really is a great grill, and one I plan to purchase. I’ve been sold. They use infrared technology to … Continue reading
_why
_why has a great body of art and code. One of my favorite articles profiles the artist, and tech teacher, but also touches on the Ruby programming community at large. “We need some instant results to give absolute beginners confidence. … Continue reading
IBM: Making The World’s Smallest Movie
IBM transcending mediums, storytelling with atoms. Great video. And here is the instant classic. IBM’s style is so retro-future, always, I like it.
Objective Tech
I created a new blog on Tumblr to focus on more technically detailed and oriented posts, while keeping this blog more general. Objective Tech will document my journey to becoming a web developer in greater detail, where I will discuss … Continue reading
Netflix has more US subscribers than HBO
Quartz has a good overview on how Netflix continues to grow while giving some context to comparing it to HBO, the Netflix of old media. “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s … Continue reading
10 Print: A History of Code Aesthetics
Currently I’m reading 10 Print. Well actually the full name of the book is 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10. And it is awesome. The book was written in the form of a private wiki between the ten authors, which … Continue reading