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Friday Snowfall

Mar

21

2009

Loading the kids in the car The front yard

(Actually from last night during the flight, but then I got home…) As part of my new position for CampusEAI I’ve had a fairly aggressive travel schedule over the past few weeks (the cost of not relocating). It has however forced me to become much more closely acquainted with the airlines (and Continental in particular) ...

Pop!Casts: Adrian Bowyer

Jan

9

2008

Pop!Casts: A machine that builds itself? Adrian Bowyer, leading researcher at the University of Bath, shows us that this seemingly fantastic idea is not far from becoming reality. The self-replicating rapid prototyper, or “RepRap,” could have dramatic effects on people in developing countries. (Via The Pirates Dilemma.) The thought of being able to take any ...

NYC Sakai User Group

Sep

17

2007

A few of us have been working to get a NYC Sakai User Group off the ground, and Tue 9/25 is the day! Come join us for an afternoon of networking, sharing, and maybe some dinner, graciously hosted by NYU. Details are: New York University 110 Fifth Ave (between 16th and 17th St) 5th Floor ...

Facebook Platform – In-road to HE Legitimacy?

May

25

2007

http://developers.facebook.com/index.php Facebook has once again made it the coolest platform ever by opening their API further, and most importantly supporting sessions that don’t expire every 24 hours. There’s been a lot of talk on the web about this helping them to monetize Facebook’s user base through commerce partnerships. I think that’s true, but I also ...

Jason E. Shao

Friday Snowfall

Flying

Pop!Casts: Adrian Bowyer

NYC Sakai User Group

Facebook Platform – In-road to HE Legitimacy?