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Twitter Application
Twibe :: Created by Adam Loving, Twibe is a group of Twitter users interested in a common topic who would like to be able to communicate with each other. On each twibe’s page, there is a list of twibe members. There is also a tweet stream that lists tweets from twibe members which contain key word tags. Note Twibes is not affiliated with Twitter. (follow here . . .)
Quite Interesting Facts of the Day
In Sanskrit, the word for ‘chessboard’ and ‘spider’ are the same – ashtapada, meaning ‘having eight legs’.
Quote of the Day
â’Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside of an advertising agency.â’ Raymond Chandler
Tech Soapbox Rant
Microsoft Big Rip Off
Windows 7 is the biggest tech rip off for the next 5 years. Basically Windows 7 is Windows Vista, with a service patch.
2008 I bought a new laptop with Vista pre-install and I tried to install my programming software with Vista warning me that my expensive software will not function in Vista. Only solution, go back to Windows XP. Windows XP was made available October 2001. It five years later when Microsoft produced Vista. One year later . . . Poof! Magically, Microsoft unveils Windows 7. It is technically impossible to build an entirely new Operating System in under a year. Programmers would have to work 24/7, collaboration, testing, team work, alpha testing, beta testing, marketing . . . and so on. Microsoft has the Marketing down, but will people buy or upgrade to Windows 7?
Randall C. Kennedy, a writer for PC World, did an analysis of the changes (or lack of them) that consumers might see. The more Kennedy dug into Windows 7, the more he became convinced that he was dealing with an “OS that was a slightly tweaked, nearly baked revision of Windows Vista”. Why is Microsoft making people pay for a service patch?
Ubuntu is where you should start looking for your daily computer needs. Don’t take my word for it, cnet wrote, “Ubuntu is now as slick and beautiful as Mac OS X or Windows 7″. Read more about the overview between Ubuntu, Mac OS X and Windows 7.
Tech News
Happy Map
The happiest country is Denmark. The unhappiest is Burundi. US ranks top 16th behind Denmark, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Iceland, N Ireland, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, Austria, El Salvador, Malta, Luxemburg, Sweden and New Zealand. Guatemala, Mexico, Norway, and Belgium finish up the the top 20 happy countries. Britain didn’t make the top 20, missing by .01 measurement. (bbc . . .)(map . . .)
Many Say, “I’ll Stick with XP”
40% of Windows XP users will not upgrade. Microsoft response, April 8, 2014 you are on your own. We will not even take your phone call. XP users says what? (washington post . . .)
Tech Laws Outdated
Laws have become too vague and the concept of intent has disappeared to the point that we daily commit felonies. I’m a bad person. (wsj . . .)
Creative? You Must Be Mad
Study suggests link between psychosis and creativity. (physorg . . .)
Hitler Used Photoshop?
Editing pictures is a digital concept. Easier, yes but even Hitler had Photos edited. (time . . .)
Apple Where’s Your Tablet
The consistent rumor of Apple reproducing a tablet has been bantered throughout all technical blogs for years. Now Apple hires former developer from Apple original PDA line, pre-ipod. Wait? I don’t want no stinking stylist. I want a Kindle size Apple tablet. Does Apple listen to anyone? (macobserver . . .)
Weekly Contest
National Geographic Picture of the Day
Website Pick
Project Management
The goal behind Scrumy is to keep everything very simple, very intuitive, and free for the basic version (very cheap for the upgraded Pro version). Scrumy is based on the concepts of scrum and agile project management. It functions as a taskboard to keep individuals and groups organized as well as very simply tracking their progress. Scrumy Pro includes a burndown chart so as to asses how close to your estimates your actual progress was as well as other additional features. (scrumy . . .)
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2009 Tunnel 2K
Tyne Tunnel, Newcastle, England. This race sees top competitors from around the world compete in the most unique, fastest wheelchair race in the world.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67h8HBOTCFA
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