Thinking About Reverse Salients (Still)

"A salient is a protrusion in a geometric figure, a line of battle, or an expanding weather front. As technological systems expand, reverse salients develop. Reverse salients are components in the system that have fallen behind or are out of phase with the others"

A reverse salient simply means that through no particular action, there is a huge demand for a particular invention. There is a portion that is out of phase. Identify and solve it. Fun stuff. 

Thanks Marc!

Presidential Candidate Web Sites Reviewed on Slashdot

Slashdot, the largest geek oriented site in the world, has a post comparing the presidential candidates web sites.

Reviewing the Presidential Campaign Websites

Yes slashdot (also shortened to /. ) is alpha geek focused. But it is a definite lead in to NYT and the Post. So it is worth the time if you are interested in politics.  One last note – if you are not used to the slashdot site, flaming is …er… somewhat normal behavior.

BarackObama – This Campaign is About You!

BarackObama.com – with the social networking component at my.barackobama.com – is the best political web site I have seen yet. No, it does not focus on the corporate donor. But it sure as heck does focus on individuals who want to get involved in his campaign.

I know very little about this candidate. I do know from a geek perspective that he just made a very bold move.

Yahoo! Releases Pipes to Consolidate RSS Feeds

Yahoo released a new product called Pipes. Pipes aggregate RSS feeds into one big RSS feed based on what you want. I like it! But not everyone does.

Joost, Wikiseek and Zoominfo

Interesting items from bloglines:

1. Joost – the guys who do skype do TV. So this should be fun! Currently in beta. Via bb.
2. Wikiseek – I like this as I regularly search google with "term term wikipedia" so that the top result is from wikipedia. Same with Amazon searches through google. Maybe wikiseek can help.
3. Zoominfo – this one is showing up more and more. They aggregate information about PEOPLE. Not always accurate but still interesting.

Reconstruction: Theories/Practices of Blogging

Reconstruction: Theories/Practices of Blogging