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  • This year’s 24 ways was a blast, and one of the articles that stood out for me was Andy Clarke’s tutorial on writing a Killer Contract. I think it’ll be saving quite a few developers out there from getting burnt. For my own dark desires, I’ve created a Microsoft Word...

    The Devil’s Handshake

    This year’s 24 ways was a blast, and one of the articles that stood out for me was Andy Clarke’s tutorial on writing a Killer Contract. I think it’ll be saving quite a few developers out there from getting burnt. For my own dark desires, I’ve created a Microsoft Word...

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  • I’ve only recently become aware of the concept of Hyperconnectivity: where everything that can be networked together, is. We are already seeing changes in the way we communicate: a lot of “Web 2.0″ apps are essentially hyperconnecting us (as human nodes) to each other. I am intrigued by the question:...

    Hyperconnectivity and society

    I’ve only recently become aware of the concept of Hyperconnectivity: where everything that can be networked together, is. We are already seeing changes in the way we communicate: a lot of “Web 2.0″ apps are essentially hyperconnecting us (as human nodes) to each other. I am intrigued by the question:...

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  • Something that’s causing a storm-in-a-teacup at the moment in my hometown is Nightkey – a new ID system that uses your fingerprint to create a biometric link between you and the ID you supply. It’s being sold as an “anti-antisocial behaviour” solution. I was outraged when I found out about...

    A Hyperconnected Night Out

    Something that’s causing a storm-in-a-teacup at the moment in my hometown is Nightkey – a new ID system that uses your fingerprint to create a biometric link between you and the ID you supply. It’s being sold as an “anti-antisocial behaviour” solution. I was outraged when I found out about...

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  • Today I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite photos from my 2005 Japan trip has been used to promote green building practices on Green By Design. I released it free for use on sxc.hu along with a few other photos I thought might be useful for...

    Sagano Groves

    Today I was delighted to find out that one of my favorite photos from my 2005 Japan trip has been used to promote green building practices on Green By Design. I released it free for use on sxc.hu along with a few other photos I thought might be useful for...

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  • For a while now I’ve been in love with Picasa, and the release of Picasa 3 comes with a nifty Lightbox-esque photo viewer. I’m not a huge fan of Google’s photo services; I prefer Flickr (by their underdog rivals Yahoo), myself. Also – I’ve been using Snapfish (by HP) for...

    Picasa 3 + Flickr = Awse

    For a while now I’ve been in love with Picasa, and the release of Picasa 3 comes with a nifty Lightbox-esque photo viewer. I’m not a huge fan of Google’s photo services; I prefer Flickr (by their underdog rivals Yahoo), myself. Also – I’ve been using Snapfish (by HP) for...

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