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Entries from September 30th, 2006

Compression == AI ?

September 30th, 2006 · No Comments · Programming

The idea of an AI prize was quite intriguing and I came to this site hoping to find something interesting.  However this is one of those cases where either these guys are crazy or I am missing something. This is the competition: The contest is about compressing the human world knowledge as well as possible. [...]

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10 Things That Will Make Or Break Your Website

September 30th, 2006 · No Comments · Random

My summary of this list would be easy, open and evolutionary.  These things create a model where user feedback creates the site the users want.  Social sites allow users to create and share content; perhaps Web2.0 is all about letting users drive the evolution of the services they use. This is worth a read. 10 Things [...]

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paper or pixels: the GTD choice

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments · Random

I have a strong interest in personal productivity systems.  I have wasted spent many an enjoyable hour investigating new systems, sometimes even toying with the rather shocking idea of changing my long-standing painfully-evolved system(s). Since I was at school I have used paper diaries.  My interest must have been present even then, for I have [...]

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WordPress.com Theme Reviews « //engtech

September 25th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Random

If you use WordPress then check out this site.  Weekly reviews of the latest and greatest WordPress themes.  Beats the heck out of going through them all yourself. The real bonus is that the reviews focus on the quality of the implementation, not just the look and feel.  Quality themes have a longer life and [...]

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