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“Everything we hear is an opinion,
not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective,
not the truth.”
—
Marcus Aurelius
Infomania and ADT
Intel recently published "Infomania", a paper on e-mail overload, over at firstmonday . Although the topic has been reviewed on the internet numerous times, this paper talks about some real life experiences from within Intel.For example, did you know that a typical...
Never trust a horoscope again – think cold reading and the Forer effect
Not that you ever should have trusted a horoscope to begin with, but after seeing this movie everyone should think twice. This is one episode of a series by Derren Brown about how people get tricked. The techniques used in the move are called cold reading and the...
Halo 3 Science of Play
For all those (other) Halo fans out there, here is an insight on how Bungie Studios is working on the testing of Halo 3. Well worth a read.We have come a long way. I wonder if they ever did game testing like this on PacMan?Source: Wired
The 12 kinds of ads
Apparently, there are (only?) 12 kinds of ads in the world.That is, according to Donald Gunn, once a creative director for the advertising agency Leo Burnett.An excerpt from the article in Slate:"Though his position implied expertise, Gunn felt he was often just...
Polar Rose versus IDPS (IDentity Protection System)
Everybody puts their pictures online. Picasa, flickr, you just name them. But what if your friend puts a picture with YOU on it online? Cue the IDPS (IDentity Protection System), a sticker you wear that "tells" a camera taking a snapshot of you to blur out your...
Brighten your day
Over at Zen Habits is a post of 75 things that brighten your day. Some of my favourites:1. Listening to good music in the car.2. Taking a long, relaxing shower.3. A good novel.3. Walking on the beach.4. Being lazy on a Sunday.5. Getting a massage.6. Taking a hot...
What is on the bookshelf today
Thanks to iBert, I came across Shelfari, a virtual bookshelf where you can share with the world what you're reading, and at the same time see who else is reading the same books and what they think of it. Here's my bookshelf.
BiB (i.e. Back in Business)
OK, so I neglected the blog a little bit... OK, so I neglected the blog a whole lot lately, committing virtual suicide on the blogosphere.but now I'm back, with a new job and all. I'm now part of the new and exciting world of venture capital in my new role of...
WikiYou WikiMe
"a collaborative biography of every person on earth."WikiYou .. coming soon?
Time to meet … Ram Shriram
I'm at the Intel Capital CEO summit this week. One of the interesting speakers there is Ram Shriram from Sherpalo. He is a founding board member of Google, for one, and made some interesting remarks while on stage.Rather than type them all out here, just follow this...