- Engadget
"We'd say this was getting silly but that would imply that it wasn't already. Microsoft and Apple are still at each other's throat over the latter's trademark application for the term "App Store," with Microsoft now bringing in a Dr. Ronald Butters, Professor Emeritus at Duke University and a man with a taste for hardcore semantics. He says the compound noun "app store" is perfectly generic in that it "does not merely describe the thing named, it is the thing named."" (trademarks app_store apple microsoft legal )
- Quadrocopters juggle balls cooperatively, mesmerize with their lethal accuracy (video) — Engadget
"You've seen one quadrocopter juggle a ball autonomously while gliding through the air, but how's about a pair of them working cooperatively? Yeah, we've got your attention now." Astonishing little robots. (video robot )
- SecurityVibes: Firefox 4 and the state of browser security – the expert view
"It is a good time to take stock of the security features in Firefox, the state of browser security in general, and what we could reasonably hope to see in future." (browsers firefox security )
- BigAl’s Books and Pals: The Greek Seaman / Jacqueline Howett
Object lesson in how not to respond to a (partially negative review): "The book is out there doing well without your comments. My first book is great! and I intend to promote now without your ball. Face it AL, you did a booboo, and you can't correct it!" (review book writing )
- Three Questions that Will Kill Innovation – Tony Golsby-Smith – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review
"A big insurance company I know of wants to design a radical new future, so they have committed significant resources to large-scale innovation. But as the board and executive committee are learning, embracing innovation means starting to ask a whole new set of questions. Here are three toxic questions that you probably ask that are guaranteed to kill innovation…" (innovation management )
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