Avoid Audible.com
Update: Audible customer service has reinstated credit for the books I had “lost”. I’m happy about that and applaud their very responsive customer service. But, as long as I have to “consume” my … Read more
Month: February 2004
Blogs, Wikis and RSS (oh my!)
What a wonderfully stimulating day today at eTech04! After the keynotes came the first in a series of sessions that touched on a number of topics that I’m heavily involved with these days. … Read more
eDem Highlights
Based on a quick search for “digital democracy” over at feedster, it’s clear that this conference is going to be extremely well documented. I’m going to link to some of the entries that … Read more
Digital Democracy Teach-In
The Digital Democracy Teach-In, an adjunct session to this week’s Emerging Technology conference, is off to a great start. Joe Trippi, former Dean campaign manager, was the first speaker, and provided both a … Read more
Carmel to San Simeon
I’m writing this note from the Sands Hotel in San Simeon, near Hearst Castle. We had a very nice drive down today, with bright sunny weather and little traffic. Our first bit of … Read more
Buddhabrot
Speaking of fractals, here’s something new, the Bhuddhabrot Set. Fractal images rendered using this technique are ethereal, with a whispery, cloudlike appearance. The complexity and infinite variations represented by fractals strongly hint to … Read more
Gaston Maurice Julia
Yesterday, in honor of his birthday, Google paid homage to Gaston Julia with the following banner image: Julia was a French mathematician who studied the iteration of polynomials and rational functions in the … Read more