eTech05: “Just” Use HTTP

Sam Ruby talks about why we can’t “just use http”.

Ouch. My head hurts. This is important stuff, and I do mostly understand it, but I’m not gonna do it justice

eTech05: von Neumann’s Universe

George Dyson presented a fascinating history regarding the early days of modern computing, starting in the 1930s when folks such as von Neumann and Godel moved

eTech05: Bezos on Search

Bezos began his eTech talk by mentioning one of Danny Hillis’ phrases: global consciousness. Example: decaf coffee pots are all orange.

I guess that bad

All the Pages: New Lightbox Display

eTech05: Applied Minds

Danny Hillis, founder of Thinking Machines, spoke at eTech today, where he described his current company, Applied Minds, and the kinds of consulting and design