Monthly Archives: July 2010

Access Matters

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Karl

Programmers have a saying, “Linus’ Law”: “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”. This makes it all the more concerning that during the oil leak disaster in the Gulf, access has been restricted for reporters and scientists. Lets hope the … Continue reading →

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Yesterday was a big one for newspaper companies

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

The Journal Register Company, which is running a forward thinking project focusing on newspaper production, reached an important landmark yesterday, and published their newspapers using open source tools. Read about it from Jeff Jarvis and on the Journal Register’s blog … Continue reading →

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A working Python library for Google Reader unofficial API

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

The linked library handles authentication and offers working methods for a few of Google Reader’s methods: libgreader. Looks like a great start.

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This is flame war worthy – Star Trek fan? You may be a believer in Humanism

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

Telegram & Gazette: “‘Star Trek’ franchise an homage to humanist philosophy”.

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Rethinking GUI Programming

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

Check out one of Arpit’s latest posts.

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On finding the time to learn

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

Zen and the Art of Programming: Antonio Cangiano, Software Engineer & Technical Evangelist at IBM: “The Pursuit of Excellence in Programming” Related: rc3.org: “Becoming a better programmer takes exercise” Derek Silves: “After 15 years of practice…” Peter Norvig: “Teach Yourself … Continue reading →

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Making a difference – Jeff Campbell and Hungry for Music

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

NPR.org: “Instruments Of Good: The Healing Power Of Music”: Another fan of Campbell’s work is singer/songwriter Peter Case. “When I was a kid,” Case says, “my guitar was like a piece of wood off a burning ship: I clung to … Continue reading →

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ProPublica relaunch includes ‘future of context’ ideas

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

You can read about it at Nieman Journalism Lab. Check out some sample reports: ProPublica: Gulf Oil Spill ProPublica: Tainted Drywall ProPublica: Buried Secrets: Gas Drilling’s Environmental Threat Related: The Future of Context

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bobince – “Parsing HTML with regex summons tainted souls into the realm of the living.”

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

Stack Overflow: bobince answers a question about RegEx and XHTML.

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Happy 4th of July!

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Karl

I hope you are having a great 4th of July weekend. Yesterday was a big one here, hanging out with family and friends. The parade was fantastic, and it was capped by one awesome fireworks display. They were lighting off … Continue reading →

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