Archive for August 21st, 2008

Hype Cycle 2008

[link] Thursday, August 21st, 2008

One of the most useful analytical devices I’ve ever encountered when lecturing about new technology is the Gartner Hype Cycle.

Here’s the one for 2008 (courtesy of TechCrunch).

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Tate 100

[link] Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Hooray! A photograph by my son Brian is one of the winners in the Tate’s Street and Studio collection. To see the photograph in a larger size, click here. It’s a terrific picture in true HCB style.

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Bird brains

[link] Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Ever wondered why magpies are obsessed with bright, reflective objects? New Scientist has a video suggesting an explanation.

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CloudStatus

[link] Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Here’s an ininteresting service — near real-time monitoring of the performance of cloud computing services.

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