ianfernz

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by ianfernz 12y ago
Typical data capture and analytics isn't like Prism. Seriously, you overestimate your own importance. Facebook doesn't care what you individually do, it's all about collecting statistics about everyone so they can better reac
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by ianfernz 14y ago
It's much easier to redact something than take responsibility for it.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
It seems like there's an opportunity for someone to package technology for this audience in an easy-to-use way. I forget were, although I saw it somewhere, that someone packaged an ipad, a sqaure, and a receipt printer together as a bundle,
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by ianfernz 14y ago
This is one of the coolest things I have seen. I hope that this is the direction that user interfaces goes in down the road, it is much more exciting than 2D.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
Thank you for this link, I had never heard of them!
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by ianfernz 14y ago
Totally feel you on the PostreSQL comment. I am very impressed by the dedication that's apparent in that process.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
That's pretty neat. Good job with it.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
Because we're all disillusioned, and politics doesn't play to our strengths. It's very illogical.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
What qualifies as "big data" though? Is it a terabyte? A petabyte? Or is it just a buzzword?
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by ianfernz 14y ago
My thoughts exactly. How many lives would this save? I think on the order of several thousand a year, minimum.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
I for one do not trust facebook with any of my data. From a professional standpoint though, it opens up some interesting avenues for microtargeting in advertising.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
Someone has to handle it.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
I can't imagine carrying a 7" device in my pocket. Will cargo pants finally become practical?
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by ianfernz 14y ago
I think "high bandwidth" is a good way to describe it.
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by ianfernz 14y ago
One could view the outsourcing of jobs overseas as upgrading processes as well, if you view the process as a black box where orders go in and product goes out.
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Google tweaks search to make porn harder to find(news.cnet.com)
5 points by ianfernz 14y ago|1 comments