Identifier: H2020-CS2-CPW02-2015-01-MasterPillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 5 May 2015Latest information: The submission session is now available for: JTI-CS2-2015-CPW02-AIR-01-03(CS2-IA), JTI … | Continue reading
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It is risky to take the rickety boat from Africa to Europe. Nevertheless, masses embark on a journey to a dream that dissipates once reached. Unshaken by the perils, the goal remains to enter an assumed paradise. The participants put themselves in harm’s way and antagonize hosts … | Continue reading
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In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss why Twitter needs new leadership, its massive potential, and why Google probably should acquire it Links Ben Thompson: Twitter Needs New Leadership – Stratechery Ben Thompson: Twitter’s Marketing Problem – Stratechery Ben Thompson: Fac … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-FTIPilot-2015-1Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015Latest information: A total of 269 proposals were submitted in response to this call. | Continue reading
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My direct reports often ask me to assess their speed. They either feel too slow and want to improve their performance or, a bit less often, they’re looking for confirmation that they are fast enough. | Continue reading
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Identifier: COS-DCFB-2015-3-01-MasterPillar: More favourable conditions for business creation and growthOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015Latest information: The submission session is now available for: COSME … | Continue reading
A few days ago I got a warning in my GitHub news feed that my 2 year educational discount was about to expire. As each of my 5 private repos contained a sensitive project I was forced to take them down before GitHub would make them public. (Update: I just figured out that it is p … | Continue reading
I recently came across the H5BP’s Frontend Developer Interview Questions. It’s a collection of questions related to building websites, meant for employers to vet potential candidates for a job. Although I’m currently not looking for a (regular) job, I thought it would be interest … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss the prospects for Google’s Project Fi as well as Facebook’s decision to change their News Feed algorithm Links Project Fi – Google Ben Thompson: Google Launches Project Fi – Stratechery Daily Update (members-only) How Google’s Project … | Continue reading
Identifier: COS-EYE-2015-4-01-MasterPillar: Supporting entrepreneursOpening Date: Deadline: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015Latest information: The submission session is now available for: COSME-04-2015(COSME-GAE) | Continue reading
Update: I gave a presentation to the SF Python Meetup group about the new library, including why you’d use a descriptive language for your API, why RAML, and why Spotify chose RAML.If you’re into IPython Notebooks, mine can be found here, with slides generated from IPython here. … | Continue reading
Update: I gave a presentation to the SF Python Meetup group about the new library, including why you’d use a descriptive language for your API, why RAML, and why Spotify chose RAML.If you’re into IPython Notebooks, mine can be found here, with slides generated from IPython here. … | Continue reading
Done drugs Drank coffee Worn a scarf Been camping Watched Titanic Smoked cigarettes Listened to a Drake song (voluntarily) Believed in a higher power (besides my watts) …and most likely never will. | Continue reading
Sony Alpha 7 II - The Three-Year Wait Anthony Bouch Tue, 04/21/2015 - 05:56 Sony Alpha 7 II - The Three-Year Wait Placeholder for Submitted Info Share Placeholder for Feature Image or Video Updated: 26 Sept 2019. I've since purchased a Sony Alpha A9 - a truly incredible camera, w … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode Ben and James thank John Siracusa then dive into the EU’s antitrust investigation of Google and discuss whether or not antitrust is more or less important in technology. Links John Siracusa: OS X Reviewed – Hypercritical John Siracusa: OS X 10.10 Yosemite R … | Continue reading
Social media statistics during recent disasters (e.g. the 20 million tweets relating to `Sandy' storm and the sharing of related photos in Instagram at a rate of 10/sec) suggest that the understanding and management of real-world events by civil protection and law enforcement age … | Continue reading
Social media statistics during recent disasters (e.g. the 20 million tweets relating to `Sandy' storm and the sharing of related photos in Instagram at a rate of 10/sec) suggest that the understanding and management of real-world events by civil protection and law enforcement age … | Continue reading
When a significant event occurs, many social media users leverage platforms such as Twitter to track that event. Moreover, emergency response agencies are increasingly looking to social media as a source of real-time information about such events. However, false information and r … | Continue reading
When a significant event occurs, many social media users leverage platforms such as Twitter to track that event. Moreover, emergency response agencies are increasingly looking to social media as a source of real-time information about such events. However, false information and r … | Continue reading
Exploration of Design Aesthetics from the world's most famous brand, and better design in the form of an Antithesis | Continue reading
One of the most disturbing aspects of design trends over the last decade or two is the cult of Apple, and the various sound bytes that they use to be able to convert people into their design aesthetic => my specific issue is with this hyperbolic “minimalism” mantra that they have … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2015Pillar: Excellent ScienceOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015Latest information: The submission session is now available for: MSCA-COFUND-2015-DP(MSCA-COFUND-DP), MSCA-COFUND-20 … | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, we were running into severe disk space and memory issues on our development servers at work. Our set-up is a bit odd, we have 3 servers - one for the transactions, one for the web interface, and the final one for reporting. Using transactional replication we have … | Continue reading
A few weeks bit over a month ago, I took the plunge and attended my very first SQL Saturday, SQL Saturday #370 in Phoenix. I’ve never had a chance to go to any of the local user group events or another SQL Saturday due to scheduling issues, etc. but this year I reshuffled things … | Continue reading
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss whether or not there is a bubble, as well as a bit on the Apple Watch. Please note this was recorded before the Apple Watch reviews were released. Links Ben Thompson: It’s Not 1999 – Stratechery The Unicorn List – Fortune Ben Thompson: … | Continue reading
My name is Bastian and I am an addict. I confess that I spend too much time with my smart phone. More time than I actually want to spend with it. It often reminds me of my time as a smoker. In the end of my "smoking career" I smoked more unnecessary cigarettes than necessary – if … | Continue reading
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the...Categories: SnackTags: gluten-freeMisorice(Read more...) | Continue reading
All of us developers who love what we do have started lots of side-projects. And almost all of us have equally as many side-projects abandoned on some workspace or projects directory, rotting, with no hope of every achieving completion. New projects are dumped there periodically, … | Continue reading