This is definitely part of a larger post I need to explore, but came across a link that got me thinking. Came across a link via GigaOm about FileBrowser.io, a new open source file browser to help manage the issues of online data repositories - or what I'm calling the 'Data Deluge'. Fascinating. I ...
Diving in: code and competency in a future forward world
Image courtesy Sebastien Fuss via Flickr I wrestle with how much to code. I don't code, but I think about it - and even in it, sometimes, even if it's just basic front end 'stuff'. Every time I'm updating WordPress and a theme, I think about the code. And when I design, I don't think ...
Where do the models go?
Apologies for the problems hyperlinking - I'm undergoing some renovations to this WordPress version. Visiting the Design Thinking Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/301603971905/), I saw a familiar Venn Diagram of business, users and tech, and a question about where ...
Analysis pieces of paper on SILICON.
Analysis pieces of paper on SILICON. Atomic amount 14 Atomic size 28.0855 g.mol -1 Electronegativity according to Pauling 1.8 Solidity 2.33 g.cm -3 at 20 °C Melting point 1410 °C Cooking level 3265 °C Vander waals radius .132 nm Ionic ...
Context without heart – making a role for the human expert in context aware computing
Over on the PwC Emerging Tech blog, Daniel Eckert talks about how we're in an era of 'context aware computing' - where "situational and environmental information is used to anticipate immediate needs and proactively offer enriched, situation-aware responses". This has ...