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Seadragon

I see that Seadragon (http://seadragon.com) has been released.  Try a large picture of something you like out, enjoy it.

The aim of Seadragon is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays all the way down to cell phones, so that graphics and photos are smoothly browsed,  regardless of the amount of [...]

Uni. Washington and Microsoft Research collaborates on (yet another) mindblowing 3D photo viewer

Uni. Washington and Microsoft Research collaborates on (yet another) mindblowing 3D photo viewer

Article is reprinted from above site just to hold onto it.

If you think you’ve seen what’s possible with Photosynth, then you’ve seen nothing yet. The collaborative research team from the University of Washington and Microsoft Research who only two years ago in 2006 published [...]

A Letter to My Son, on Starting Out In Life

A Letter to My Son, on Starting Out In Life | Zen Habits
A Letter to My Son, on Starting Out In Life

Dear Seth,

You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can’t read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a [...]

…spin wildly…

If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next, don’t be. Embrace
the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges
you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own
path towards happiness, don’t waste time with regret. Spin wildly into
your next action. Enjoy the present, each moment, as it comes; [...]

And should you be foolish enough to install Vista, it’s the cane for you:

And should you be foolish enough to install Vista, it’s the cane for you:
The votes of no-confidence in Windows Vista continue to roll in, the
latest coming from the agency in charge of giving tech advice to
British schools. In a report this week, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency urged schools not to deploy Vista [...]

Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity | zen habits

Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity | zen habits
This is something I’ve been wanting to write for some time — a Handbook for Life. Now, is there any handbook that can be a guide to every single person? Of course not. This is just a list of tips that I think will help [...]

Choose a career path that makes you scared of failure

Choose a career path that makes you scared of failure » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk
The best way to get flexible, interesting work is to be great at something, and let everyone know your focus, according to research by Ezra Zuckerman, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This doesn’t mean being great at [...]