tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158Mon, 21 May 2012 06:08:57 +0000dual corepattern matchingMacintoshMobileSignaturesentiencelazy peoplevideo conversionreward scheduleOfficeOutlookoperant conditioningfree willPublic transit musicSystem.DirectoryServicesduhWordAVCHDGoogleAutomationfind your answerBooksWindows 7"We must let the world tell us how the world is, and accept no other sources as authentic."http://www.jamielaing.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)Blogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-7637484582044631782Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:52:00 +00002012-03-24T15:57:57.538-05:00As much as we try to avoid it, we all quickly summarize the people around us based on small bits of information.  Nobody said it was fair, but we judge people based on dialect, race, clothing, posture, and even walking gait.  Because I work in technology, I thought I would share some of my admittedly unfair biases based on email address. These are currently in no particular order, and I expect http://www.jamielaing.com/2012/03/understanding-people-based-on-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-504971521289306406Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:27:00 +00002012-03-13T17:27:16.390-05:00The sun never sets on the Apple/Samsung lawsuits, and yet still... Samsung Supplies Apple With Touch Screen for New IPad - Businessweekhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2012/03/samsung-supplies-apple-with-touch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-6524955266729805339Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:32:00 +00002012-01-17T16:32:07.820-06:00Technolog - Wozniak likes his Android phone a lothttp://www.jamielaing.com/2012/01/technolog-wozniak-likes-his-android.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-3110149288962931615Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:49:00 +00002012-01-09T01:49:07.677-06:00Texas Redrawn: Voting Rights, States' Power In Court : NPRhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2012/01/someone-messed-with-texas-after-being.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-9240997402903080Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:04:00 +00002011-12-15T12:04:44.428-06:00I am glad the Iraq occupation is coming to an end, and it's great that so many troops will be back for Christmas. I do however find it surprising and perhaps foolish that we are leaving behind so little equipment for the Iraqi forces to maintain security. I wonder what the rationale is on that.US troops scramble to hand off last-minute security 'details' to Iraqis - CSMonitor.com: The performancehttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/12/us-troops-scramble-to-hand-off-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-5650724258747372474Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:57:00 +00002011-11-23T16:58:20.650-06:00At the  Daley center for the xmas tree lighting! http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/11/xmas-tree-lighting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)The Loop, Chicago41.88228 -87.62941tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-991203857031424849Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:40:00 +00002011-11-09T11:42:30.100-06:00I just read an interesting article by Michael Hugos in CIO that has really got me thinking.  If games are becoming more acceptable in the workplace, and we've got services like Amazon's Mechanical Turk, could it be possible that the two concepts converge into something like Gameplay As A Service? In this scenario, workers would be in a game environment but would do actual work, and that work http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/11/gaas-gameplay-as-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-2046303031487839368Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:01:00 +00002011-09-28T20:02:29.291-05:00BooksShop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. CrawfordMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis book is fantastic. As a former carpenter, who at the risk of sounding self-congratulatory thought myself a craftsman, I found his writing to open up a deep sense of kinship. This is a man who cares deeply about his work and his society. As someone who now works extensively with http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/09/speed-costs-how-fast-do-you-want-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-1102107018019180549Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:59:00 +00002011-09-27T15:59:30.763-05:00Talk about disaster preparedness, the CDC has Zombie outbreak recommendations, just in time for Halloween...CDC EPR Social Media Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse - Bloghttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/09/cdc-provides-zombie-apocalypse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-5221691665554263692Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:57:00 +00002011-09-19T10:57:19.834-05:00Hey Ted, Google NFC is going live...Google Wallet now live, at least in one San Francisco coffee shop - Computerworldhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/09/google-wallet-now-live-at-least-in-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-7410986429361953770Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:46:00 +00002011-09-16T15:55:51.442-05:00MobileIt has taken me hours to undo the mess created by the Google Apps account migration tools.  Google plus remains hosed.  I love the free site hosting from Google apps but the cost had been high! At least I can post from the Android Blogger app again. More on this mess. http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/09/google-apps-has-made-life-difficult.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-3761831763930071212Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:23:00 +00002011-06-03T11:23:15.836-05:00 More odd cell phone pictures here.http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/06/eew-that-phone-is-disgusting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-2611027577843483265Sat, 28 May 2011 17:36:00 +00002011-05-28T12:36:28.304-05:00I just watched an old movie on Netflix streaming, and I was blown away by how good it was.  "Transatlantic Tunnel," filmed in 1935, was incredible, a quality science fiction movie with an impressive set of correct technological predictions.  The movie is set in the late 40's to mid 50's, and predicts: Skype Wireless Skype Awkward social situations caused by Skype Clean rooms / Central control http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/05/amazing-movie-transatlantic-tunnel-1935.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-8684689570063509730Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:19:00 +00002011-03-11T18:20:12.515-06:00 Energy itself is pixelated, like zooming in so far on a digital image that you see it's made of colored squares, or compressing an MP3 until the sound quality degrades. Check it out: Planck constant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "This inherent granularity is counterintuitive in the everyday world, where it is possible to 'make things a little bit hotter' or 'move things a little bit http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/03/energy-itself-is-pixelated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-2936041169750424141Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:30:00 +00002011-03-07T06:30:03.783-06:00After Attacks, Google Vows to Fortify Android Market - PCWorld Business CenterI suppose it had to happen sometime.http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/03/after-attacks-google-vows-to-fortify.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-710326701973234550Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:30:00 +00002011-02-11T14:30:00.089-06:00See - this is what happens when you let Democracy do it's thing. It's simply awesome.Mubarak's Swiss Assets Frozen - WSJ.comhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/02/mubaraks-swiss-assets-frozen-wsjcom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-651261808513966128Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:34:00 +00002011-02-11T13:34:41.662-06:00I can't believe how Beck is coming down on what is happening in Egypt. I don't agree with much of what he says, but this approach is anti-democratic and deeply offensive. It appears Dark Ages Christianity is alive, well, and just as xenophobic as ever.As a Democrat however, I think it's wonderful that he's ripping his own party to pieces with this drivel.How Egypt crisis has divided U.S. http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/02/glen-beck-makes-me-want-to-puke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-4558665829898497630Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:20:00 +00002011-02-08T23:20:21.507-06:00Look at this. With the extended family (the "normal" source of information for new parents) being non-existant in America, what's the next best option? Why, text messages of course. It's sad, and fascinating, and I hope it works.Mothers-to-Be Are Getting the Message - NYTimes.comhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/02/mothers-to-be-are-getting-message.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-4414115879420849203Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:27:00 +00002011-02-07T16:27:57.967-06:00A fine blurb about this annoying issue: Getting rid of “there was a problem sending the command to the program” without compromising security « Rihan Meijhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/02/getting-rid-of-there-was-problem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-7588212695386390386Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:47:00 +00002011-01-25T13:47:01.380-06:00Egypt protests are breaking new ground | Simon Tisdall | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Those hopes died, like autumn leaves, blown away by a withering sirocco of regressive measures and reimposed emergency laws".Nice sentence Simon!http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/01/someone-wishes-they-were-author-and-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-4406619099340898909Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:50:00 +00002011-01-12T08:50:00.211-06:00Just measured my speed while on a Chicago Metra train bound for Braeside.  Not exactly full 4G, but still, not bad. http://www.jamielaing.com/2011/01/tethered-mytouch-4g-speed-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-9086814613907750610Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:08:00 +00002011-01-03T17:08:57.294-06:00"Looks like some sort of phenomenon happened"In Beebe, Ark., 4,000 Dead Blackbirds Drop From the Sky - NYTimes.comhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2011/01/quote-of-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-1237764964897402765Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:52:00 +00002010-12-18T09:52:07.062-06:00Our medical industry, which to me seems like just another labor union, is a bizzare collection of old school protectionist practices and it needs a serious overhaul.Why is it that statistics on outcomes are unavailable, and mistakes are covered up or treated as if they are impossible?From CNN.com...When liver donations go wrong - CNN.com: "When a donor has a complication, the hospital is expectedhttp://www.jamielaing.com/2010/12/when-liver-donations-go-wrong-cnncom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-6234216160549494355Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:47:00 +00002010-12-08T15:47:34.309-06:00Capsule Built by SpaceX Returns Safely From Orbit - NYTimes.comThis is big news people! The first privately constructed spacecraft launched a payload into orbit!http://www.jamielaing.com/2010/12/capsule-built-by-spacex-returns-safely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723158.post-2574365446144144946Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:06:00 +00002010-11-22T15:06:48.230-06:00Check out the math in the article linked below, the quote coming from dosimetry expert Peter Rez.Protests Mount Over Safety And Privacy Of Airport Scanners : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR:"Rez agrees the individual risk is still negligible. 'It's a 1-in-20-million chance of dying from radiation for each scan,' he says. 'Your chances of being struck by lightning in the US in any year is 1 in http://www.jamielaing.com/2010/11/scanners-are-riskier-than-terrorists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jamie Laing)