Joel Spolsky has another great piece on Five whys, a highly recommended read for all in technical operations and engineers in general. There is alot to learn from the Toyota example.
In the past my preferred model for technical operations has always been NASA mission control, but I will be looking closely at Toyota Production System [...]
Lawrence Lessig just lobbed a bombshell on his blog in this entry. To summarize, Dr Lessig has decided to shift his activism and focus from technology, the Internet, & IP to, quite simply, corruption. Dr. Lessig is and has been a towering figure who has contributed an incredible legacy of thought and activism, his lack [...]
WooHoo! The crazy kids at Spinback just launched (well a few days ago). They are a great bunch of fun folks co-located with us for the moment.
Given the official launch I just had to become a Spinner, so for my first spin I present a wonderful black iPod:
iPod, 30GB, Black
So sleek, so [...]
The RIAA's Cary Sherman has a Nov 13, 2006 must-read editorial on CNet. In it Sherman calls CEA's President Gary Shapiro statements "extreme", Sherman goes on and describes what he sees as the limits & definition of fair use. Why all the brouhaha? The just recently launched digitalfreedom.org site sponsored by the CEA. [...]
Gerard ‘t Hooft is a noble prize winning physicist that has put a guide together and incredible guide HOW to BECOME a GOOD THEORETICAL PHYSICIST. This is what the internet was made for. Go enjoy…
Great overview of ebay design process by Luke Wroblewski at his Functioning Form blog. The web (& good desktop software) is a tough medium to work in. It presents difficult technical and design challenges. A site well executed “disappears” into the background after the initial aha!
This is very similar to the experience of the ipod [...]
This is so amazing
A mindblowingly good post from Bob Wyman How the read/write web was lost….
Highly recommended reading for all
After months of planning PubSub just announced the launch of structured blogging. This is an incredibly key initiative and Marc Canter and his company Broadband Mechanics have done pioneering work. Kudos to Phil Pearson for plugins well done.
Structured blogging is really gaining traction and we made it to the top of tech.memeorandum.com, in case you [...]
This week I am attending the Syndicate Conference. We (the company I work with) will be making some major announcements all around Structured Blogging. I haven’t been this tickled pink about a technology in quite some time.