Open Book: Managing Your eBook Collection With Calibre

I am having fun with my Kindle Fire and reading this to make sure I can use Calibre. Sometimes I have time to learn on my own, sometimes I like to race along.

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How algorithms shape our world

Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living in a world designed for — and increasingly controlled by — algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can’t understand, with implications we can’t [...]

Think Quarterly from Google

From Google a new quarterly magazine, Think, which is a great read about interesting subjects. http://thinkquarterly.co.uk/

At Google, we often think that speed is the forgotten ‘killer application’ – the ingredient that can differentiate winners from the rest. We know that the faster we deliver results, the more useful people find our service.

But in [...]

Monty Hall problem

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In search of a new car, the player picks a door, say 1. The game host then opens one of the other doors, say 3, to reveal a goat and offers to let the player pick door 2 instead of door 1.

The Monty Hall problem is a [...]

Ekahau HeatMapper maps out WiFi signals

For the full article see http://hackaday.com/2009/06/16/ekahau-heatmapper-maps-out-wifi-signals/

The term ‘warwalking’ isn’t used very often, but the Ekahau HeatMapper adds a new tool to the pod bound hacker’s arsenal. The tool maps out wireless access points as well as their signal strength within a facility. A test of the HeatMapper on a map made with AutoDesk Dragonfly [...]

Land record challenge

Record set at Ivanpah in time for the 2009 America’s cup landsailing regatta

From the Greenbird blog was the following post. 

As land yacht pilots from all over the world gathered for this renowned land sailing event, the Greenbird team went for another land speed world record attempt – AND SMASHED IT!! This [...]

The Nerd Handbook

From randsinrepose The Nerd Handbook

A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.

It’s unlikely that this project is a nerd’s day job because his opinion regarding his job is, “Been there, done [...]