Bookmarks for 12 Aug 2009
- Poor Google Knol Has Gone From A Wikipedia Killer To A Craigslist Wannabe
On the decline of Google Knol: "We’ve known for a while that Google’s Knol is no Wikipedia killer, but now the knowledge-sharing site is being reduced to a sad Craigslist wannabe." (knol platforms google google_knol wikipedia ) - What Britain eats: three decades of grocery shopping — Times Labs Blog
From the Times Online, a lovely interactive graphic of UK food consumption over the years: "In the above interactive visualisation, we’ve documented the changing face of our grocery shopping, whether it be the rise and rise of the banana, the decline of liver, the growth of the ready meal, or the determined plod of the pork sausage. The data comes from DEFRA [...]" (infographics charts food visualisation ) - Inside Hack Day #2 at the Guardian | Help | guardian.co.uk
Great video of the Guardian Hack Day 2 hacks. (And I'm delighted that some of my photos were used.) (guardian hack_day events ghack2 ) - Managing Software Debt
Chris Sterling on software debt (more than just tech debt) and some ways to deal with it: "Software debt accumulates when focus remains on immediate completion while neglecting changeability of the system over time. The accumulation of debt does not impact software delivery immediately, and may even create a sense of increased feature delivery." (quality software software_debt process ) - InfoQ: VMware Acquires SpringSource for $420 Million – Industry Reactions
(springsource open_source business )
