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Going the Distance – Cake videos

May 31st, 2008 Jobe Roberts 1 comment

One thing I have to say I love about YouTube is seeing different versions of my favourite music videos. Here's a sample of what you can find for 'The Distance' by Cake. Cake version Movie clip version Speed Racer version Yeah, there's also the Guitar Hero version, the Tricycle version, the stop-motion version and so on... [tags]Cake,The Distance[/tags]

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It’s Official: Bloggers are crazy!

May 29th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

Scientific American reports on a study published in Oncology which claims that blogging is a good way to relieve psychological or physiological stress. The article likens a person's overwhelming urge to blog with "self-medicating". I've always believed that self-medicating and blogging go together well! I'm surprised someone hasn't created ...

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miZunderstood: Two Profound Questions.

May 28th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

This morning, I've been nagged by two questions. Question 1. Are software developers zombies? According to Wikipedia, modern zombies come in mobs and waves, seeking either flesh to eat or people to kill or infect. Typically, they show signs of physical decomposition such as rotting flesh, discolored eyes, and open wounds, and move ...

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UI & Software: Flaky pie crust

May 27th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

The old adage is that data is never wrong, but its interpretation may be left to "interpretation" is a good analogy to many software systems. Back ends spew out data. Middle layers sort through it. The UI layer displays it and sometimes tries to make sense of it... Trouble is... ...

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Artificial Meat vs Artificial Stomach

May 27th, 2008 Jobe Roberts No comments

So which would you find to be the better option? Would you rather eliminate the need to eat by replacing your stomach with an artificial one or would rather change the meat you eat to meet the needs of your diet? Why not both you say? Option A - Artificial Stomach: Bio-cell food replacement system ...

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Great Fun @ DemoCamp 9 / Ottawa

May 27th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois 2 comments

Einstein: Information is not Knowledge

May 22nd, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

SM friend Marko points us to a terrific software development site: SoftwareCreation.org. Author Andriy Solovey has just posted an essay detailing the principles of good user-centered design. This isn't something that many (most?) developers pay attention to. Andriy's mantra is different: Effective Software Systems are the systems that are easy to understand ...

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On the internet, everyone knows you’re a stock photo

May 22nd, 2008 Mitch Brisebois 24 comments

This morning, I got an interesting email from a dazzling woman named Melinda Hathaway from GroundUpAdvertising. She wanted to purchase ad space on SensoryMetrics. But...we don't do ads here. Then I checked out GroundUp... They have four lovely ladies working as advertisers. Troubling thing about those profile pictures though... ...

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I’ve come to test your tubes with my new Jackson!

May 20th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

Strange things happen when your parents decide to clean out their basement and offer up vintage junk they'd been hoarding! This past weekend, I acquired a Jackson Instruments Model 648A portable dynamic tube tester (circa 1948 - maybe). Now I'm looking for some tubes to test!! "Tubes? What are tubes?? ...

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