Author: spierzchala

In this post, where Scoble returns to his unabashed MSFT hyping (YAWN!), he does take time to remind us of Alan Turing.
One of the most influential thinkers in the mathematical, computing and intelligence sciences, Alan Turing was persecuted by the British government for being a gay man.
Did I mention that he was one of the people who finally broke the Enigma code, twice? The original code, and the refactored cipher.
If you ever get the chance, watch the film Breaking the Code. Derek Jacobi, who played Turing onstage for years prior to this film, captures the wide-eyed, yet courageous approach that this man brought to his life.

OMG! 96 processors and 192GB of computing power…at my desk?
C|Net brings us this joyous news.
Excuse me while I wipe up the drool….

Last post here on this topic.
Go read Kevin. He got promoted to my list of must reads with this posting.

Underlings! you will now refer to me by dark side name:

Inspired by Jon Carroll.
Linked to by tipperography.
Mass produced by … whump?
After the Microsoft/Gay Rights fiasco this weekend, today seems to be lighthearted insanity day.

The Newest Industry
The Newest Industry is a genetically-modified sheep that freezes anything it touches, follows a target of your choice and can heat a small house.

Mmmmm…meat that heats!
You have to use this!
Kind of reminds me of Step Right Up from Small Change.
Others:

Microsoft
Microsoft is a bedside table that keeps you warm at night and provides an RSS feed.

google
google is an electronic implant! It is water-resistant!

Oh man…10 minutes of my life I will never get back…

Via tipperography and bound by gravity

Go John!

“Although I blatantly admit that my promise was based more on joy and enthusiasm than my swimming abilities and physical health, I will do my very best to keep it,” he said in a statement.
Tetzchner entered the “freezing Oslo fjord” on Monday and started swimming toward the United States, the company said. Opera’s public relations manager, Eskil Sivertsen, is rowing an inflatable boat alongside Tetzchner “as an act of guilt after making the CEO’s statement public,” according to the Opera Web site.
It remains to be seen whether the CEO will actually complete the ambitious journey.
A map of the executive’s planned route features a stopover in Iceland for “Mum’s hot chocolate.” An update on Tetzchner’s swim is planned for Tuesday.

Is it just me, or is Opera the only company in the world that still has a sense of humour? I mean, they did bring the world their unique BORK! version of Opera 7.x.
Go Opera!

Me too, please.
Via geeked and Jeff Nolan.

Driving through Montana has become a helluva a lot more dangerous lately…

Via Doug Kaye

It’s official: DoubleClick is going private. [here and here]
This will be very interesting, especially as DoubleClick starts to feel the heat from AdSense and Yahoo! and any number of other small players.
I wonder if DoubleClick will be releasing an AdSense product, or if they will focus on their current market?

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