Gmail is 2x as reliable as a Novell GroupWise, and 4x more reliable than Microsoft Exchange.
Month: October 2008
Mongol Conquests
So vast was the extent of the Mongol Empire that the samurai of Japan and the Teutonic Knights of Prussia had each fought the same enemy while being unaware of each other’s existence.
Oil Declines
The upcoming IEA World Energy Report will say that global oil supplies are falling faster than expected, and massive investments are required just to (almost) stand still. Without extra investment to raise production, the natural annual rate of output decline is 9.1%
God hates Signs
epic win
Book Search Settlement
out of print books will now be available online, for a fee.
Google Apps Labs
announcing Labs for Google Apps, a set of experimental features available free to businesses and schools using Google Apps. The first set, available now, are derived from tools Google uses internally and can be installed easily from the Google Solutions Marketplace by Google Apps domain administrators.
Windows Piracy
Windows Genuine Advantage crippled Vista’s user interface. Microsoft backed down and settled on the blacked-out desktop as a compromise.
sucks when your business model is threatened by piracy.
Sunset
sun bloggers busy drawing “dead android” logos instead of fighting for their jobs.
Atheist bus campaign
this will be the UK’s first ever atheist advertising campaign
when is it coming to the british colonies of america?
Locative Games
JOYity uses the GPS in the Android phone to let you play games and go on adventures based on your location in the real world. JOYity is a gaming platform in its own right. When you download the app you can play 1 of 3 games (YouCatch, Roads of San Francisco, City Race Munich) or design your own. In Roads of San Francisco, for instance, you have to go around the city picking up clues. When you get to a destination, a text or picture message tells you where to go next. It is a Scavenger Hunt with a story line. You can also design your own Scavenger Hunt games and play them with large groups of people.
the mainstream discovers locative. can headmap be far behind?
Gregor J. Rothfuss 