Category Internet

Smart vectors.

A somewhat interesting flash exhibition of computer art.

Some more on Biofuels.

Just days after my article on Petroleum I found a Google Techtalk by Vinod Khosla, one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and a renowned venture capitalist, who talks on the matter. I am embedding the video from his talk below. Click on the ‘play’ button to view it or go to the respective Google […]

Computer History Museum on Google Video

I’ve written before about academic/technical/educational video content online, (MURL, Google Techtalks). Here’s some more. There are several interesting lectures by prominent figures from the industry, academia and research in a series of videos by the Computer History Museum available on Google Video. Some are more technical than others, but many cover well-known products, technologies and […]

ADSL2+

This is a rant. Τον περασμένο Νοέμβριο, αν δε με απατά η μνήμη μου, ένας φίλος με κάλεσε σε μια εκδήλωση της Hellas On Line, ενός από τους μικρούς-αλλά-γνωστούς ISPs της Ελλάδος. Η εκδήλωση λίγο πολύ αφορούσε σε νέα προϊόντα της εν λόγω εταιρίας, με στόχο κυρίως επιχειρήσεις, όπως τηλεδιάσκεψη, ευρυζωνικότητα με QoS κλπ. Έκείνη […]

Net neutrality at risk.

Or "How the Markey Amendment got Shot Down by Congress". More e-patent-type barriers to entry for innovative startups. Also, read some more here and here.

The .eu fiasco.

EURID fails to regulate .eu and then keeps quiet hoping the worst is over.

Offline.

Το 73% των Ελλήνων δεν έχει χρησιμοποιήσει ποτέ το Διαδίκτυο. [σελ. 3]

Scaling Rails

Interesting article on scaling a Ruby On Rails setup. Also parts [2] and [3]. Kudos to the guys for sharing.

Google Techtalks

Further to my MURL article, the new kid on the block, Google, is now offering a series of -- admittedly very interesting at times -- scientific, engineering, current affairs, humanities and arts lectures that take place there.