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Advertising and Browsing

Ian asks, “Will we face an advertising backlash?” and comments on how web browsing is more diverse than any other activity. This is stuff everyone deals with daily. Online advertising is changing our lives, as is web browsing. Where’s it all headed?

Forums (hosted)

I was thinking about this new market which I am particularly interested in, and I decided to throw together a list of why it’s cool. It’s forum hosting, and the only big company doing it is Google with Google Groups. But Google Groups is more of a mailing list. A real forum like phpBB, IPB,…Continue Reading…

The visual style of Web 2.0

The visual style of Web 2.0 also has useful links to other resources and is a great starting point for any web designer.

Wii may be the ultimate family system

I seriously considered getting one for a moment. But we already have a GameCube, and DDR: Mario Mix is enough for me for now. But when the first price drop comes around, you bet I’ll be thinking about getting a Wii, the ultimate family system. Seems easily worth the $250, but hey, got to save…Continue Reading…

Natural Selection of Algorithms

OK, this is impractical right off the bat because algorithms don’t reproduce and they don’t get some randomness thrown in like biological stuff does. Still, after reading Where lies the physics of mind?, I think there’s a very good point to be made here. Evolution does not make sense. Yes, natural selection is fine, it’s…Continue Reading…

Dual Pointing Device

The folks over at IBM have done a lot of research over the years. Hopefully Lenovo keeps it up. This TrackPoint Mouse is interesting. Just try of thinking of more uses. It’s mind-boggling. How do you know which cursor your clicks are intended for?