I put a lot of time into my Pandora stations and they’re what I listen to most of the time, both at work and from home. »
The Sexy Job In The Next Ten Years Will Be Statisticians
My recent thoughts lately that the future of my work at Anderson ZurMuehlen will center on providing the tools to analyize our growing amount of data was bolstered by this excellent article about Google chief economist Hal Varian. »
Twentieth Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests
"To prevent any commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Chinese officials filled the plaza with police officers, shut down 160 websites for 'system maintenance,' blocked access to Twitter, and prevented activists from leaving their homes. 'They won't even allow me to go out and buy vegetables,' said Ding Zillin..." »
Keeping it Simple: Do We Really Need Contracts and Proposals?
"I know everything can’t be done like this, but often it seems like we’ve slid down a path of formality with so many things that really don’t need it. Extensive contracts, delays, red tape, precise cost estimates based on precise amounts of materials, 'let me think about it and I’ll get back to you,'... »
Monkeys Glow Green in Ultraviolet Light
"Geneticists in Kawasaki, Japan, announced that they had used an engineered virus to insert a jellyfish gene into marmoset embryos, producing monkeys that glow green in ultraviolet light and that can pass on the glow to their offspring. 'It's hard to put your finger on what is it about this research that is likely... »
Upgrading SqueezeCenter in openSUSE Linux 11
Just a quick tip for any Linux novices running a music server with SqueezeCenter (to power a Squeezebox, etc.). »