Jason Thibeault's Blog: From My Pen, page 107

Aggregation

Originally posted 2011-06-01 20:53:36. I am going to keep talking about this subject as I think that it is becoming more relevant (both in mobile and Web) with the ever increasing ways and places where we can store media. Before I start suggesting products, I need to get all of the concepts out onto the [...]

Photo: The Surrealism of Nature

Originally posted 2011-08-15 11:50:50. Sometimes you can just lose yourself in a photo. It may not be art. It may not be very interesting. But visually, it is stunning and inspires the imagination. Such is the case in a recent posting by NatGeo.

Is Google Bad For Us?

Originally posted 2011-07-15 08:30:35. In a recent study/analysis on search engines, research has shown a profound impact on our ability to remember as our first instinct, instead of trying to recall facts, is to head for Google: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2... I can't say that this is surprising…or actually bad. Let me elaborate. The ability of our memory [...]

Learning How to Draw Conclusions

Originally posted 2011-07-11 15:55:41. I am sometimes amazed when I come across made journalism or analysis from people that I expect to be experts: http://gigaom.com/2011/07/11/bubble-b... In this article on GigaOm (mind you, I am a subscriber and often value their insights), the author hypothesizes that VCs are on the brink of another bubble solely because [...]

Is There Really a Digital Divide?

Originally posted 2011-07-19 08:48:55. A recently published paper on this subject would suggest that there is a growing gap between those that have access to the Internet and those that don't as well as the level of access we have. Although I agree, in principal, that there is a difference in what we can access [...]

How-To: Learn How to Self Publish

Originally posted 2011-08-22 13:50:16. Interested in the landscape of digital publishing? Want to make a coffee table book? Want to distribute your works through Apple, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble? Self-publishing through either digital or print is a rapidly changing environment. New services are cropping up each day to help you distribute your words to [...]

Tablet Software: Web-based or Self-Contained?

Originally posted 2011-07-07 10:49:19. I think there is a lot to be said about creating native, self-contained applications for the tablet experience. Take, for instance, Amazon's iOS compatible cloud music player: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-... This is nothing more than a compatible web page. Now, this makes sense from a development perspective as you only really have to [...]

Negative Ghost Rider, the Pattern is Full

I've always had a fascination with radio-controlled planes and helicopters. But the video below is like an aviation-hobbyist's wet dream! All I can say is…holy crap. The radio-controlled jet in this picture is going about 385 mph. Forget about thinking how he lands it, just ask yourself how he's controlling it! One wrong turn and [...]

Systemology

I am working through a rather complex idea that I call Systemology. This is very akin to Althusser's "Ideology" (postulating that no one can exist outside a system of beliefs, with non-belief being a system of belief in and of itself) but attempts to take his premise into the very structure of society. Consider the [...]

Photo: Look Into My Eye

Not what you might expect reading the title but a truly amazing top-down view of hurricane Irene taken by U.S. astronaut Ron Garan from the international space station.