by Tom | Feb 15, 2001 | General
Extraordinary. Someone else thinks he owns the web.A funky and rather silly magazine: Mappa.Mundi.Interesting article from a Napster bod: Why Gnutella Can’t Scale.ISPs can now put ads directly on your screen. Isn’t this like putting up a new ad on a...
by Tom | Feb 14, 2001 | General
Cracking quote in this NY Times piece:Only three obstacles stand in its way: the laws of physics, the laws of supply and demand, and the laws of Mexico. There may be a fourth: It would take many billions of dollars in American investment in Mexico to make it...
by Tom | Feb 13, 2001 | General
Extraordinary picture of earthlights from space.Maybe worth checking out this as it progresses: Small Pieces Public Draft.Booz.Allen article that mirrors my Rapid Pilot idea. I’m not quite sure of either the word hyperinnovation or of iterative capital. However,...
by Tom | Feb 12, 2001 | General
Long and good article on XML and Databases. Is XML a database?Eric Raymond’s first four chapters of The Art Of Unix Programming. Some good programming guidelines here.Rubberhose is a great idea, with a great name. It’s a cryptographically deniable...
by Tom | Feb 9, 2001 | General
Some interesting stuff on Arnold Kling’s personal web page. I like the bubble calculator – shame there isn’t a historical side to it.Great guide to tweaking your system for better performance, compatibility, etc.Interesting summary of how Ford Direct...
by Tom | Feb 8, 2001 | General
The World Economic Forum’s knowledge navigator is packed full of ‘groovy’ technology, but is nearly unusable. PS it includes stuff from thebrain.com who have a patent out on thinking.Vital: translations of Jabberwocky.
