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That's out of the box thinking. I love the design vesatility, but shudder to think of what these cost...

AOL integrates buddy lists with Microsoft Outlook: "

Beginning Monday, users of America Online’s instant messaging service will be able to automatically see from Microsoft Corp.’s popular Outlook e-mail application if their friends and colleagues are online."

Microsoft could have easily beat AOL to the punch on this by integrating MSN Messenger and Outlook. I know there's integration on the enterprise side mediated by Exchange, but this would seem a logical consumer integration point.

My take: This is building features for the sake of building features.

Most people who use IM have their IM client open. If they want to IM someone, they can just check to IM them first. If they're not available, you right click the person, click Send Email and you're done.

Not sure I see the logic, but I'd be interested in the research that motivated this. Maybe it was just some engineer's programming project to learn how to build Outlook plug-ins.

Pew Internet & American Life Project

Great reports from a well-known nonprofit industry group that tracks the changing media - the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Has a great mix of broad snapshot, in-depth interview and longitudinal reserach studies on internet usage trends and impacts.

The New York Times > New York Region > Internet Fame Is Cruel Mistress for a Dancer of the Numa Numa

I loved this so much, I posted a link to my blog. Apparently so did everyone else. Guess this guy was *NOT* happy with his 15 minutes of fame.

Dude needs to stop moping about this, though, and look on the upside. He's brought smiles and mirth to millions of people around thw orld - how many people can claim the same?

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What does it mean to "Think different?" when everyone else owns an iPod? How does one express one's individuality when donning the white earbuds? How many people have bought white earbuds and connected them to other types of music devices just to be like everyone else?

Brilliant satire.

Saw Jeff Hawkins speak today. I took a lot of notes and published them here at the school's tech news web site.

I've always been fascinated with cognition, neuroscience, and the basis of intelligence. I've been reinvigorated to go and learn more about this field. Added to my book list: On Intelligence (Hawkins), Society of Mind (Minsky).

ASP.NET Resources - Search Engine Twins

Hmm... coincidence?

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This is just awesome.

MSNBC - Detainees accuse female interrogators

If this isn't evidence that one man's heaven is another man's hell, I don't know what is. How many American men would sign up to be tortured like this?

I don't mean to trivialize the issue. I realize that this kind of treatment debases the victims. I am morally opposed to torture and I am embarrassed and ashamed for my country.

I just can't help but be struck by the irony.

Google blogger has left the building | CNET News.com

This isn't about rights or power. It's about stupidity. Anyone who is so publicly critical of a new employer in the *first week* on the job has revealed himself to have exceptionally poor judgment.


Furthermore, you can't have loose lips about (a) sensitive company financial information; (b) secret internal plans and projects. Message discipline matters in highly compeititive markets. Disclosure timelines matter.


Clearly, this guy is pretty smart - Microsoft, Google and Yahoo wouldn't have hired him if he weren't. But being wise ain't got nothin to do with being smart.