Call for Research Papers
april 2011
Today is the last day to submit abstracts to Onward 2011. Share your groundbreaking ideas here:
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april 2011
How Social Media Can Help You Be A Better Trader
april 2011
RT @dougw: The @stocktwits team is quietly killing it. Huge disruptive force in the Financial data industry.
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april 2011
Wonky (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
march 2011
@KirinDave Flying Lotus. The Gaslamp Killer. See and explore from there.
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march 2011
Getting In and Out Quickly - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
march 2011
"Bubbles push far too many honest entrepreneurs to choose between integrity and success."
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march 2011
Alex Payne — An Unfinished Idea: Quotidian
march 2011
Two years ago I wrote about an app I'd like to see: . Someone built it and they did a great job! Check out @quotebookapp
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march 2011
The Axis of Eval: Truth IS stranger than fiction
march 2011
Anyone skeptical that there's room for new programming languages should read this:
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march 2011
Portland Startup Weekend | Spring 2011
march 2011
Excited about Startup Weekend Portland this coming weekend.
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march 2011
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august 2010
Current (marital) status:
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august 2010
Hacker News | Hi Max,Normally I wouldn't respond to a comment like this, but the value of Hack...
august 2010
Very much enjoyed answering Max Klein's questions:
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august 2010
Banksimple | Introducing the BankSimple Engineering Team | Blog
august 2010
RT @BankSimple: Introducing the BankSimple engineering team: ^AP
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august 2010
technopodcast | Mixcloud - Re-think radio
august 2010
Enjoying a bunch of the free techno mixes on Deep and dark for a light and sunny day.
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august 2010
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august 2010
End of the first session for the Ada Lovelace tattoo. Two more sittings to go.
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august 2010
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august 2010
RT @deanwampler: Got my copy of the IEEE SW issue on Multiparadigm Programming that I co-edited. Thanks to th ...
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august 2010
CyberPunk: the soft drink | Beyond The Beyond
august 2010
If anyone needs me I'll be overclocking my thirst. (Re: via @bruces)
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august 2010
Natural Stress Relief meditation
august 2010
@jack I'm bad about doing it daily, but I use the technique. It's easy, secular, and practical.
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august 2010
Banksimple | Introducing Bill DeRouchey | Blog
august 2010
RT @billder: News: I'm leaving Ziba to join @BankSimple! From design firm to mobile banking. More: & ...
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august 2010
Buying a Home: The Missing Manual
- O'Reilly Media
august 2010
Also handy in the home-shopping process, O'Reilly's "Buying A Home: The Missing Manual"
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august 2010
Stefano’s Linotype » Dalvik: how Google routed around Sun’s IP-based licensing restrictions on Java ME
august 2010
From 2007: "A good friend reminded me that there is no such thing as 'routing around' IP licensing restrictions."
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august 2010
Mike Subelsky's Blog: Why You Might Not Want That Cybersecurity Job
august 2010
A good, hard, critical look at the DC-area information security ("cyber defense") industry:
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august 2010
Banksimple | API
august 2010
RT @BankSimple: Interested in shaping the @BankSimple API? Join the conversation at
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august 2010
Banksimple | API
august 2010
RT @BankSimple: Interested in shaping the @BankSimple API? Join the conversation at
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august 2010
Nom de domaine et hébergement cloud - Gandi.net
august 2010
@beaucolburn Have you tried I've been using them for years. Not exactly simple, but they try hard.
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august 2010
Video: Smart car jarringly stupid on safety, crash tests show | OregonLive.com
august 2010
Every Smart car on the road just looks like a future crumpled wreck to me after watching these crash test videos:
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august 2010
Adjustable Height Desk - GeekDesk -
august 2010
Built a couple GeekDesks ( with @jasonglaspey for @piepdx. Easy to assemble, seems solid so far.
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august 2010
Clarifying Our Invite Process | Blog | banksimple
august 2010
@skinny Well, we haven't been doing beta accounts yet. This explains:
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august 2010
crypto-Unitarian - Google Search
august 2010
Unlikely phrases: "crypto-Unitarian".
And yet:
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And yet:
august 2010
Measuring Measures - blog - The Next Silicon Valley
august 2010
Great post from @bradfordcross on what makes the Valley the Valley, and the value other localities can generate:
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august 2010
The Last Psychiatrist: This Is Why The American Dream Is Out Of Reach
august 2010
"[H]e's holding out for a job that shouldn't be there. We don't need more corporate management guys."
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august 2010
Video | Scala Days 2010
july 2010
RT @BlueBoxTraveler: Using #Scala DSLs to launch rockets at NASA: That's a good answer for when you're asked if Sc ...
#Scala
Scala
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july 2010
Alex Payne (al3xpayne) | Formspring
july 2010
Want to ask me stuff about stuff? Trying out Formspring:
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july 2010
Chancha Vía Circuito | XLR8R
july 2010
Beautiful mix of of cumbia digital from Chancha Vía Circuito on the XLR8R podcast. Perfect summer evening music.
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july 2010
How an Ambitious Startup Wants to Revolutionize Banking
july 2010
RT @mashable: How an Ambitious Startup Wants to Revolutionize Banking -
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july 2010
Strange Loop 2010 - RegOnline
july 2010
RT @strangeloop_stl: 10 days left for the Strange Loop early bird rate of $150! ...
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july 2010
(500) http://al3x.net/2010/07/27/node.html
july 2010
As requested by @ryah, here's a post elaborating on my skepticism about Node and how people think about scalability:
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july 2010
Lifework - Herman Miller
july 2010
"Postmodernist clients usually call back in five years, wanting to trade for a modern approach."
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july 2010
graydon's rust at master - GitHub
july 2010
@codeslinger Yup. Rust ( is also along that wavelength, and looks promising.
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july 2010
OSCON 2010: Rob Pike, "Public Static Void"
july 2010
Rob Pike explains what's gone wrong with programming languages over the past 25 years in about ten minutes. Worth it:
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july 2010
Agile Blog : Automatic Syncing Using Dropbox
july 2010
Oh happy day! @1Password now supports syncing between the desktop, iPhone, and iPad over Dropbox!
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july 2010
Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber
july 2010
@jrk This isn't quite to your point, but:
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july 2010
Technology Review: New Languages, and Why We Need Them
july 2010
RT @emerginglangs: Emerging Languages Camp gets written up in MIT Technology Review:
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july 2010
Thrillist Jobs | Thrillist
july 2010
Thrillist is looking for city editors in Portland and DC, amongst other fine places. Neat job for an urban aesthete.
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july 2010
Two rare tapirs born in Sweden in one week - The Local
july 2010
Two new tapirs in the world: (via @worldtapirday)
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july 2010
Coderspiel — Rewiring Android for type-safe layout resources
july 2010
"It’s exactly the kind of grievance that drives a person to drink—or to use dynamic typing, same thing."
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july 2010
Laptop Sleeves by booq
july 2010
If any of you lovely people would like to buy a lightly used and sadly discontinued Boa Slimcase M bag (, ping me.
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july 2010
Scala Meetup: Portland, OR | Jul 19 - Meetup.com
july 2010
RT @tlockney: also, one more reminder about the @pdxscala meet & greet (aka drink beer with Scala folks) on Monday:
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july 2010
O'Reilly Media - Technology Books, Tech Conferences, IT Courses, News
july 2010
RT @radar: Which new programming languages have caught @al3x's eye? Here's a preview of the 1st Emerging Languages Camp: ...
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july 2010
QI: Quite interesting facts about the jungle - Telegraph
july 2010
"the mysterious tapir"
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july 2010
Goodsie
june 2010
If I was going to sell some things online, I'd try to get in on the beta. @funkatron worked on it. Ergo: solid gold.
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june 2010
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june 2010
Lambda, the ultimate tattoo:
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june 2010
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