Monthly Archives: July 2012

Frontline: Fast Times at West Philly High

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Karl

Frontline documented a Philadelphia class that challenged multimillion dollar backed efforts to compete for an X prize for creating a next generation hybrid. It’s a great one hour documentary that is worth watching and being inspired by. Related Links: West … Continue reading →

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Joshua Suereth – Effective Scala at ETE 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Karl

Joshua Suereth’s talk on Effective Scala at ETE 2012 is a fantastic overview for engineers learning Scala and wanting to get familiar with some best practices: I’m going to have to read his book, “Scala in Depth”. (via Chariot Solutions)

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“Sight”, an eight minute short to see

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Karl

vimeo: Sight: Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo. (via Metafilter)

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Open Source Projects and Poisonous People

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Karl

Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman, authors of the new O’Reilly book, “Team Geek: A Software Developer’s Guide to Working Well with Others”, had a great talk at Google I/O 2008 that is a must watch, Open Source Projects and Poisonous … Continue reading →

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Dawn Sanders Jordan: “Everything will be completely up from here”

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Karl

Daniel Rubin wrote about Dawn Sanders Jordan last week and I wanted to leave a post here, because someday I’m going to have to meet or write her. Go Dawn, Go!.

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Katherine Goldstein “fell in love with a computer nerd and ended up marrying a rock star”

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Karl

I loved reading Katherine Goldstein’s story at Salon about her marriage to Travis Morrison, and the surprise different world she became part of: As a kid, I imagined many things for my life. Marrying a rock star was not one … Continue reading →

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Sister Mary Scullion on the possible ban to end public food giving

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Karl

Sister Mary Scullion wrote an editorial voicing her opposition to the plan being decided today by US District Judge William H. Yohn Jr.. …as the ban on outdoor feeding has gone into effect, the reality is that the proposed service-enriched … Continue reading →

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There is little in the world that can compare

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Karl

There is little in the world that can compare to hearing the voice of my daughter and wife in the next room singing some Taylor Swift while blowing hair dry.

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Want to help grow empathy and fight self-centeredness?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Karl

There have been more than a few reports outlining a decline of empathy, but did you know (or maybe forget that) reading literature can help you experience another person’s life through reading? A recent study found that it is true … Continue reading →

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Poverty on the rise… in the burbs

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Karl

Cities, for the first time in 100 years, are growing faster than the suburbs. Meanwhile, poverty has grown everywhere rapidly, even in places not thought possible: While the overall suburban population grew slightly during the previous decade, the number of … Continue reading →

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