Monthly Archives: September 2008
Thinking about “thinkism”
Image via WikipediaSay what you like about Kevin Kelly, he has the ability to write material that makes you think. In a (no pun intended) post called Thinkism, Kelly makes a very effective argument related to the Singularity, one I try and make but not this effectively.
Let’s start with his definition of thinkism (emphasis [...]
When more is easier
Image via WikipediaMore goodness from Jeff Jonas. In The Fast Last Puzzle Piece, he talks about how the notion that more data = slower system is not true. The analogy he uses is that of a jigsaw puzzle, which starts easy, gets harder and eventually gets easier again as pieces can only fit [...]
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Publishing workflows
Great presentation by Carole Goble that I found via Richard Akerman. In the presentation, Carole hits upon many of my favorite themes including data driven research, the importance of open data, etc.
I will point to slide 24 that really drives home a point that most people do not talk about enough; Methods are [...]
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The web as platform: We can do more
Image by 5348 Franco via FlickrI have had my differences with Tim O’Reilly over the years on certain issues, but his keynote at Web 2.0 Expo resonated with me at many levels. I am writing this post several days later, so hopefully my notes suitably reflect my thoughts at the time. A lot [...]
Posted in Innovation, Science, Software & Internet, Web as platform Tagged open source tools, scientific web, Tim O'Reilly 2 Comments
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