April 2012
3 posts
Privacy Adventures & The Future
We all remember the now famous Carrier IQ fiasco from late 2011. Basically it was discovered that AT&T, Sprint, HTC and Samsung had integrated a controversial piece of tracking software on their phones. All your ‘stuff’ was secretly sent to the carriers, a gross violation of our privacy. They were now free to rape and pillage our minds, the sky had fallen and we were running around...
January 2012
1 post
Disruption everywhere, hide your kids...
I just ordered my first pair of glasses from Warby Parker, a new startup that probably wil revolutionize the eyewear industry. I ordered from them mostly to protest the pound of flesh that Pearle Vision and LensCrafters demand for a decent pair. My wife thinks I’m nuts for trusting the ‘Virtual Tryon’ option that Warby Parker offers. Basically you take a photo of yourself with...
November 2011
6 posts
Readme Driven Development @6Wunderkinder
lecloud:
During the last weeks, I have been interviewing possible engineer candidates. One of my questions is about the knowledge of readme driven development. Interestingly, not one candidate had ever heard anything about readme driven development, but nearly 90% could precisely explain what test-driven development means.
This small statistic surprised me and opened my eyes to the fact that...
Data: The Train to Utopia or Dystopia?
As a software developer, there are days I feel like control is being wrested from us with each line of code we lay down. While machines become more efficient, we become more inept at even the most basic tasks. How many times do you catch yourself looking at your environment through the prism of your mobile device or your social network instead of your senses?
I’m trying to maintain a...
ICT4D Cont...
I’m whipping a dead horse here. I thought I’d do a follow up on my friend Erik’s post on ICT4D, a polarizing discussion around the acronym ‘ICT4D’ (Information and Communications Technology for Development) that seemingly casts a condescending shadow on tech in Africa and other developing regions.
One thing is for certain in 2011 — Tech is exploding. Bleeding...
Replay
Just finished reading Replay by Ken Grimwood. Wow! It’s been quite a while since a book (especially a non-fiction) had such a profound impact on my outlook on life. I should also note that the fact that Atlanta played a key role had absolutely no effect on my liking it :)
