A good warning for writers, by Joel
Another great article by Joel Spolsky on, basically, literary laziness. Link: Anecdotes – Joel on Software This is not the way to move science forward. On...
Category: The Narrative
“Taste good, sequence it” and “Look cute, sequence it.”
When I first started working in science, sequencing was just beginning to be a ‘kit’ science, where anyone could buy a kit and sequence. It was long...
Three trends for the future of biology
A chance encounter, about a year ago, with some interesting minds in the field of biomedical publishing had me going back to my roots: biology. I’ve been ...
Eye opening: Opera’s latest State of the Mobile Web report
When I see stuff like this I feel ashamed for ever thinking Africa’s use of mobile was any ‘less’ sophisticated than Europe or Asia. I keep re...
Does paying off the creditors undermine social trust?
Via a few people I went and read Margaret Atwood’s Op-Ed in the NYT (link below) about debt and its role in society. Nice read. For me the most interestin...
The most famous pillow book of the 20th century is getting revised
Here’s a great article (link below) on the book “The Joy of Sex,” which is getting updated for the 21st century (and women). It’s really...
Do media endorsements of candidates mean anything
I’ve been watching Obama rack up the endorsements. But, a quick check of the last presidential election shows that Kerry far outstripped Bush in getting e...
Political and economic turmoil driving info-obsession
Ok. But, are we just passive? Has there been an uptick in activism as well? Link: Too Much News? – NYTimes.com And the news is not just consequential, but...
The ‘Quiet’ post
Every so often a site has the ‘oh, sorry for being so quiet’ post. This is sort-of one of them. Stream of bookmark consciousness I used to have the ...
Live via Mobile is the new Live
How Long Is Now?Originally uploaded by Jofus | JoeTheDough When I was a kid, it was a thrill to watch sports live. Up in one corner, there’d bit a big fla...