October 4, 2012
by Benjamin Parzybok
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I really loved this talk from Clay Shirky on how the ‘Internet’ could transform government (below). In it, he primarily talks about Git (and GitHub). Git is a wicked cool tool that I use every day as a programmer. It’s … Continue reading
September 22, 2010
by Benjamin Parzybok
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Whenever I pick up Laura’s old school phone I’m always amazed she doesn’t use predictive text (T9) for texting. Trying to be a helpful husband I then talk about how useful it is and turn it on. Then I forget … Continue reading
June 7, 2010
by Benjamin Parzybok
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Sylvie, in her infinite 3-year-old wisdom, found this at a rummage sale. Ever since, it’s taunted me, calling out in its helium voice: “Are you ready to become a smart writer?” Apparently my plodderly, non-smart-writer-footfalls shakes it into sudden, optimistic … Continue reading
April 5, 2010
by Benjamin Parzybok
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This seems so obvious and brilliant: A designer reverse-engineered face detection algorithms to find face painting patterns/make-up that could hide your face from detection. In other words, fashion camouflage. Adam Harvey is a designer and technologist with NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. … Continue reading
July 28, 2009
by Benjamin Parzybok
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There’s an excellent post over at Fake Steve Jobs about what, I expect, we all consciously or instinctively know about our culture right now. Fake Steve’s rant is inspired by this great comparison of the fears of Aldous Huxley vs George Orwell … Continue reading
December 23, 2008
by Benjamin Parzybok
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I’ve been sending myself some very interesting spam recently, at least according to my Gmail spam folder: I have had some trouble hooking up with myself lately — phone tag, standing myself up, etc. which has caused some confusion about … Continue reading