Category: Thoughts

  • Are Blogs Dead?

    And with dead I mean “no longer engaging readers.” I would say yes. I didn’t run the numbers and my observation is purely based on anecdotal evidence (assuming such thing exists), but the majority of interactions with readers happens now on social media. Blogs are just a way to dump lengthy content and then link…

  • My Computer Thinks I’m Monomaniac

    I noticed a very strange phenomenon across Twitter and Google. It is immediately obvious that they are trying to guess my (your) interest and adjust their estimations over time. How nice of them. The problem is that they get it wrong most of the time. For example, Google keeps nagging me with photography books on…

  • Wave Goodbye To Your Bitcoins

    It had to happen, sooner or later. Bitcoin [exchange] MtGox appears to have pulled the plug entirely in the wake of sustained DDOS attacks and the “transaction malleability”problem […] the Tokyo-based company lost over 744,000 bitcoins (worth around $350 million) in a malleability-related theft that went on for years. Via Ars Technica. And don’t try to dismiss…

  • Google vs Everyone Else

    Yep. Another Android-related post. Devices may only be distributed if all Google Applications […] are pre-installed on the Device. The parties will create an open environment for the Devices by making all Android Products and Android Application Programming Interfaces available and open on the Devices and will take no action to limit or restrict the…

  • On Staying Up To Date

    There are only a limited amount of hours in one’s day, and in one’s life for that matter. Staying in touch with the IT industry is a must and we all know that. I take for granted that all of us do it diligently, but sometimes I’m too much of an optimist. How do you…