July 2009
7 posts
Bookmarks for 7/30/09
How IBM and Apple are kicking Google’s and Microsoft’s Butt - The gist is that Apple and IBM have a clear focus on specfic industries and do a better job than either Google or Microsoft at focusing their whole company and a defined goal. This is very true for Apple (the article makes the point that Apple was able to expand to phones while keeping dominance in the mp3 player segment). I...
johnaugust.com ยป Kindle formatting for web geeks →
A good rundown of turning claibre into an ‘iTunes for books’.
The Ultimate Test →
8. ENGINEERING The disassembled parts of a high-powered rifle have been placed on your desk. You will also find and instruction manual, printed in Swahili. In ten minutes a hungry Bengal tiger will be admitted to the room. Take whatever action you feel appropriate. Be prepared to justify your decision.
12. PHYSICS Create a small rapidly rotating black hole. Investigate and report on its effects...
BBC - Earth News - Ant mega-colony takes over... →
Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another.
The colony may be the largest of its type ever…