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The Named Laws of Technology

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:09:57 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: I'm amazed how many of these I already knew! There's lots of wisdom in these funny little sayings.

Clip Source: globalnerdy.com

The Law

Who Said It

What it Says

Amdahl’s Law

Gene Amdahl

The speedup gained from running a program on a parallel computer is greatly limited by the fraction of that program that can’t be parallelized.

Augustine’s Second Law of Socioscience

Norman Augustine

For every scientific (or engineering) action, there is an equal and opposite social reaction.

Brooks’ Law

Fred Brooks

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

Dilbert Principle

Scott Adams

The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management.

Ellison’s Law of Cryptography and Usability

Carl Ellison

The userbase for strong cryptography declines by half with every additional keystroke or mouseclick required to make it work.

Godwin’s Law

Mike Godwin

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

Linus’ Law

Eric S. Raymond, who named it after Linus Torvalds

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.

Tags: tech, technology, laws

wiffiti - send a txt message to that big screen on the wall

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:04:40 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: The twitter screens at SXSW were awesome because anyone could send a tweet and it would show up there. I'd love to do something similar at PodCampNYC this friday

Clip Source: www.wiffiti.com

A new technology called Wiffiti is spreading across the country, enabling people to send text messages to large flat panel displays in social venues such as cafes, bars and clubs. Wiffiti is grounded upon the premise that sending messages to a public screen rather than a private phone will resonate with both the location and its community.

Messages sent to Wiffiti screens are also visible on this web site, encouraging people to watch “the word on the street” as it unfolds. Click on the viewer tab, pick a screen, and send a txt from anywhere. Then, sit back and watch responses appear from across the country! Better yet, head over to the closest Wiffiti location to txt out loud!

Tags: txt, wiffiti, beta, technology, cool, twitter, podcampnyc

Free RSS to Podcast Service

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:01:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The text to speech on this sounds incredible, and going straight from RSS gives it a whole lot of potential.

Clip Source: www.odiogo.com

Odiogo – a play on “Audio To Go” – extracts blog posts or articles from member news sites and converts them to lightweight MP3 files in seconds. The files can be loaded to any mobile device, giving users anytime-anywhere access to their favorite web content.

“Think of Odiogo as a DVR for blogs” said Yahoo! Tech's Techie Diva, one of the top technology blogs online today. “It saves your favorite content which you can rewind, play, and even fast-forward through right from your iPod™ or computer. The audio quality of these voice files is simply superb.”

How It Works: Odiogo™ Generates Podcasts of Text Content

Free Service for Bloggers

Bloggers can join the service for free at www.odiogo.com. The integration is done in a snap as all blog platforms support the RSS standard.

Tags: podcast, podcasting, audio, web 2.0, tech, technology

HP claims major leap in processor technology

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:20:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I tend to at least double the projected time to manufacture for anything that involves nanotech, but this sounds like a major leap ahead.

Clip Source: www.sci-tech-today.com

HP claims it has discovered a method to combine traditional complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology with nanoscale devices in a hybrid circuit to increase transistor density, reduce power consumption, and dramatically improve tolerance to defects.

If the nanotech research bears out, it might help keep chipmakers on pace with what has come to be known as Moore's Law

As conventional chip electronics continue to shrink, Moore's Law is on a collision course with the laws of physics," said Stan Williams

the research might be able to yield chips that are up to eight times denser and use less energy

Breaking Moore's Law

While HP researchers used simulation techniques to demonstrate the concept, the company is working on producing an actual chip. They said they plan have a prototype completed within the year.

Tags: nanotechnology, hp, computers, computer, technology, nano, nanotech, moore's law