Archive for September, 2014

A Monet of One’s Own – NYTimes.com

Monday, September 15th, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/a-monet-of-ones-own.html?smid=pl-share&_r=1

AWS Follow-up

Monday, September 15th, 2014

A list of resources related to AWS

· 1,000 Genomes Project and AWS – http://aws.amazon.com/1000genomes/

· AWS Simple Monthly Cost Calculator –
http://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html

· Link to AWS Support Options –
https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/?nc1=h_su_sp

· Link to Harvard Cloud Services page – http://cloud.huit.harvard.edu

Alone in the Virtual Museum – The New Yorker

Monday, September 15th, 2014

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/alone-virtual-museum?utm_source=tny&utm_campaign=generalsocial&utm_medium=twitter&mbid=social_twitter

They’re Watching You at Work – Don Peck – The Atlantic

Monday, September 15th, 2014

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/theyre-watching-you-at-work/354681/

Here, Ansel! Sit, Avedon!

Sunday, September 14th, 2014

Here, Ansel! Sit, Avedon!
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/garden/here-ansel-sit-avedon.html (Also, cowcam.ch) #Gopro #Lifelogging for cats. Next: fitbit & calorie-counting for dogs?

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Last week, GoPro, a camera company made famous by surfers and other athletes who clip on its waterproof miniature Heros to record their adventures, introduced its own version: Fetch, a harness and camera mount designed for dogs. For years, pet owners had been rigging Heros to attach to their pets; perhaps you’ve seen the YouTube video of that surfing pig? …. As programmable digital cameras get smaller and cheaper, the universe of pet, uh, journalism — or is it fine art? — has exploded. Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have been using these technologies to learn more about the habits of all manner of animals, including house cats. The work of Leo, a cat from
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has been made into a poster…. A collaborative (what else to call them?) of Swiss cows posts their oeuvre at cowcam.ch.

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Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent – NYTimes.com

Saturday, September 13th, 2014

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html?referrer=&_r=2

How To Beat Email Addiction By Tracking Inbox Habits

Saturday, September 13th, 2014

www.makeuseof.com/tag/beat-email-addiction-tracking-inbox-habits

Helen Mirren Returning to Broadway With ‘The Audience’ – NYTimes.com

Saturday, September 13th, 2014

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/artsbeat/2014/08/06/helen-mirren-and-the-audience-coming-to-broadway/

It’s Tim Cook’s Apple Now | Re/code

Saturday, September 13th, 2014

http://recode.net/2014/09/09/its-tim-cooks-apple-now/

Article: The Key to Making Unbreakable Sapphire Screens for iPhones and iWatches

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

The Key to Making Unbreakable Sapphire Screens for iPhones and iWatches
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/530556/sapphire-screens-would-test-apples-manufacturing-and-design-skills