Monthly Archives: April 2009

A simple twitter library in python

Posted on April 29, 2009 by jay

I’ve been working on a project built on Google App Engine and I’m relying on twitter to mediate some of the interaction with my end users. What I find great about the growing prevalence of social interfaces is that I … Continue reading →

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Hadoop Benchmark and CouchDB Implications

Posted on April 23, 2009 by jay

Although I don’t write much about it directly I’m a big fan of the MapReduce approach to computing and data mining. I love the fluid manner with which it encourages partitioning and how little code is required to focus directly … Continue reading →

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BookList – Entry 6 & 7: “Outliers” & “Talent is Overrated”

Posted on April 16, 2009 by jay

Here’s a video review I saw on OpenCulture for two books which I really enjoyed, “Outliers” and “Talent is Overrated“. It’s a little tongue in cheek, with a bit of profanity, but it made me laugh and remember how much … Continue reading →

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BookList – Entry 8: Wired for War

Posted on April 11, 2009 by jay

If you’ve seen either of my recent robotics projects then you might suspect I have some slight fascination with the more exotic forms our technology can take. Which it not to say that I don’t have reservations, nor do I … Continue reading →

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BookList – Entry 5: The Daemon