- Kent Beck: First One, Then Many
Build for now now; make sure you can build for the future when you need to. "[S]uppose we are building a system that will have one transaction posted every year. The moment we absolutely need the system to handle more than one transaction is one year from now. What should the implementation and API be in the intervening year?" (architecture design agile software_development refactoring )
- Video: Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners on Palm Pre integration
"Remember, this thing has GPS, it has a clock, and it has your calendar. So it not only knows where you are, it knows where you're supposed to be and when; and so when it realizes you're going to be late, it says 'Hey, not only are you going to be late, but I can take care of it for you. I'll send an email to your assistant or to the people in the meeting, which would you prefer? And oh, by the way, here's the map.'" Warning: Very annoying subtitles which turn full sentences into PowerPoint-like soundbites. (interview palm_pre )
- The Economics of Giving It Away – WSJ.com
"In a battered economy, free goods and services online are more attractive than ever. So how can the suppliers make a business model out of nothing?" By Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail. (economics business freemium free internet )
- Global recession – where did all the money go? | Business | guardian.co.uk
An interactive graphic showing how our so-called wealth is mostly a fiction. (economics business visualization recession )
- Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis – Engadget
Great summary of patent issues around the (possible) Apple (iPhone) v Palm (Pre) multi-touch battle. And cleverly illustrated as Alien versus Predator (or iLien v Pre-dator — "whoever wins, we lose"). (iphone analysis palm_pre legal patent )
- retweetradar – Finding trends in the mountains of information 'retweet'ed on Twitter.
"Finding trends in the mountains of information 'retweet'ed on Twitter." (search twitter tracking )
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