2010 in Photos →
As usual, a great set of shots from the Boston Globe's Big Picture. Be sure to catch parts 2 and 3.
Science's Breakthroughs of 2010 →
A visible quantum device tops the list put out by Science, which includes six major advancements in genomics, and two each in physics and medicine.
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Science's Breakthrough of the Year: A Macroscopic Quantum Device
Science's Breakthrough of the Year: Runners Up
System.FormatException: The string 'True' is not a valid Boolean value.— C#
I say it is, C#. I call your bluff.Making It Clear That a Clear Parking Space Isn't →
I learned about "space savers" last year in Baltimore during Snowpocalypse.
Seedling →
Seedling is a gallery of great online writing, curated by real people.Technology, UI and web design, writing, social networking, and other categories. I'm tickled to be following a few of these already, and my RSS feed subscription count just doubled.CNN's 10 Biggest Tech 'Fails' of 2010 →
Apple, Microsoft's Kin, privacy, and Facebook.
CNN's 10 Biggest Tech Trends of 2010 →
Apple, motion, privacy, and Facebook.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Beyond C.S.I.: The Rise of Computational Forensics →
A brief look at the intersection of computers and crime-fighting, and how are perception of computational forensics as scientific is often wrong.
Spacecraft Saw ULF Radio Emissions over Haiti before Quake →
The implications are interesting. Athanasiou and co say: "The results of this paper clearly indicate that ULF electromagnetic waves can be very useful in revealing possible precursor seismic phenomena."
