Although I am very busy today, I wanted to take a few moments to officially announce a project that has been in the works for some time is now on the web… TweJay! Read the rest of this entry »
Sep
22
Twitter hits traditional Media AGAIN!
Written by HenryYet another example of why conventional media is struggling these days: Search twitter when something is happening = learn whats happening. Search Newspaper sites, TV sites, etc = stay in the dark. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep
08
Mortality Rate of H1N1, a.k.a. Swine Flu
Written by HenryJust reading information about H1N1, a.k.a. the Swine Flu… here are some thoughts:
The Flu Pandemic of 1918 had a mortality rate of about 10% – 20% of those infected and about 1% of the global population.
Aug
31
How Does the Flu Spread?
Written by HenryHow does the Flu spread?
You can get the flu if someone around you who has it coughs or sneezes. Or, you can get it simply by touching a surface, like a telephone or doorknob, that has been contaminated by someone who has the flu. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
27
How gross is that pole you are dancing on -er- holding onto…
Written by Henry
You heard me! How gross do you think that pole is that you are dancing on licking -er- holding onto for dear life as a handhold in the subway? Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
06
Five Months With the Kindle 2
Written by HenrySo, I have had my Kindle 2 for almost 5 months now and I thought is was time to share my thoughts, comment on the little guy, and provide my 2 cents into the future of e-books that are ever so present in the news/aether as of late. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
27
On Quantum Philosophy and The Long Tail
Written by HenryNot too long ago I logged onto Amazon.com and bought a used copy of “The Long Tail” by Chris Anderson, oh the irony! I am just about done with it and ready to move on to my *free* Kindle version of his new book, “Free” but wanted to put some interesting thoughts I had out into “the wild” in the hopes of some feedback and perhaps some discussion. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
30
Making Twitter Talk. Part 1.25
Written by HenryWorking on a RubyCocoa application to make Twitter talk now… kind of hard not knowing much about RubyCocoa. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
27
Making Twitter Talk. Part I.
Written by HenryFor the past couple of weeks I have been toying with a new idea of mine. A new “visualization” of Twitter, well, really an “audio-isation” of Twitter!
The Goal: Make Twitter Talk!
Apr
22
Up the river and my Q.O.T.D.
Written by HenryAs I have been growing up, I have spent a considerable amount of time on sailboats. Some big, some small. I have sailed pretty much from Maine to Venezuela and back with many stops in between.
On one family trip, during my teen years, we were somewhere in Connecticut, maybe near the CT River. I decided one afternoon I would take our dinghy, which had the ability to become a sailing dinghy, for a sail. It turned out this sail would be one of those “life lesson” things. Read the rest of this entry »