a blog about information
I was delighted to hear of this: Someone called JS van Buskirk in Atlanta, Georgia, has now written Shakespeare’s entire oeuvre in tweets, one play at a time. Here’s the link. “JS” has done quite a good job: I tried to guess the play by reading her tweeted synopsis (shielding the abbreviated title, of course), … Continue reading “Love’s labours gained”
Some time ago I wrote about TinEye, a very useful little program that “reverse searches” the web for images. Particularly useful for two things: One, when you want to find the source of an image you’ve found and want to use, so as to obtain the right permission. Two, when you have a “free-to-air” image, … Continue reading “More on reverse search”
I was tagged this afternoon, by Glyn Moody. The tag requires me to (a) republish these rules Link to your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post. Share seven facts about yourself in the post. Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their … Continue reading “Blame it on Glyn Moody”
Loved this story about how David Bergman set about making a 1,474 megapixel photograph of Barack Obama’s inauguration and address: It’s an amazing photograph. The things you can do with it, how you wander round, the power of the zoom, the quality of the photograph, the sheer usability of the tools. [My retarded hippie roots … Continue reading “The art of the possible in a digital world”
I saw this today: The Feltron Report. Nick Felton’s report on his activities during 2008. Absolutely fascinating. As the cost of such data acquisition drops, and as the cost of storing such data drops as well, the possibilities are tremendous. From an enterprise perspective, what the report represents is a part of the future of … Continue reading “Musing about lifestreaming and learning”