Daily Archives: January 2, 2009

The Next Google?

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[warning: This is a fairly "duh, I know all this" post for some people.  I just wanted to get out an accumulation of thoughts on the topic.  The interesting stuff is closer to the bottom. ] It’s pretty safe to … Continue reading →

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Scramble Squares and Squzzles Algorithm Solutions

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[UPDATE  1/10/09:   This post is fairly popular so I assume many people are looking for help on Scramble Squares and potentially hints or solutions. Sadly, there is no way to shortcut these puzzles.  I suppose if you look at … Continue reading →

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Cryptomnesia… or ‘concealed recollections’

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Well, isn’t that nice. Unconscious plagiarism is valued as wrong by people who only see black and white. ‘Wrong’ in the sense that someone is taking credit for something that was generated or created by another person and the interloper … Continue reading →

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Baloney Detection Kit…

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…The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality form fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge…but in the information age… it takes on a special urgency and importance.
– Michael Crichton
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Planet Google Review

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Planet Google by Randall Stross This book is two things: boring and generic.  As with so many “tell all” business books, this is nothing more than a collection of press release and business articles glued together with a not-so-insider narrative. … Continue reading →

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Descartes’ Bones Review

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Descartes’ Bones by Russell Shorto  is a lively, curious tracing of the antecedents to the current arguments of the interaction of faith and reason. Shorto concludes that extreme views on faith and reason miss the mark in their own world … Continue reading →

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