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2 questions : 1- If 2 people are using your product, and one of them sends a twitter message to the other, is there an infinite loop because they automatically answer each other's …

Yep, the book "Presentation Zen" says pretty much all there is to know about this approach. And while it is not a silver bullet, it's great! I also find not using a power point at …

It's nothing new, and it's really great to do all sorts of statistical analysis. At my university, people that study statistics learn this programming language, and there are a cou…

You need to install .NET version 1.1, not 2, 3, or 4. The other major versions of .NET are separate and are for applications that target the other version of .NET. What's nice abou…

I also bougth collective intelligence in action and algorithms of the intelligent web. Both are books from manning.com. I love those 2 books more than programming collective intell…

I don't buy this. Maybe in the future in 20-30 years, but definetly not now. I got no idea where the prototype might be, but I don't see how you can build a robot that writes artic…

No, it's not futile! Finding ways to get good information fast with the data explosion is one of the challenges we face in computer science. Anyway, the good folks at GATE are buil…

WWF? World Wrestling Federation? haha

True! I tried salsa and hated the music! After I tried lindy hop and loved it! I also like classical music but what I hate at the radio is the tone of the radio guy (boring and try…

I heard the device was in development for 10 years. It's probably a historical choice they didn't tought about afterwards.

Well, one of the things I don't like about the iPad is that you are limited to the iPad OS, and that it's not a replacement for netbooks (no usb or flash). It's the platform of App…

Good point, I didn't tough of that! Thanks. I emailed them 2 days ago regarding their UI library / SDK (they only name it)... I wonder when I'll get an answer.

Yep, that's why I am buying an Exo PC Slate! http://www.exopc.com/en/exopc-slate.php It works on Windows 7 with 3 USB ports. It's the same price as the ipad, but it's more geared a…

Take both paths! You can have a great relationship AND build your dreams at once! Did Bill Gates divorced with his wife? No. Did it prevent him from pursuing his dreams wth microso…

hahaha this reminds me of a discussion I just had today with a student at the business school of my university. He was pissed off at the "IT people" because they know nothing about…

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> "What you should explain is why this techie isn't going to be the one sitting around doing all the work while you tell him what to do." Building a startup isn't only about coding…

wow I love the concept! When I saw the last LOTR movie, I wanted to go pee after the 2nd hour... it was a torture to see all the long ending :) But I will no longer have pain with …