linkstream2 microblog

Worries about tech obsessed kids b/c work quality proportional to filtering distractions http://bit.ly/11Z7z7I via @Prof_Thea @nytimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/my-kids-are-obsessed-with-technology-and-its-all-my-fault.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all QT:
“Midway through my 20s I underwent a reformation. I began reading, then writing, literary fiction. It quickly became apparent that the quality of my work rose in direct proportion to my ability filter out distractions. I’ve spent the past two decades struggling to resist the endless pixelated enticements intended to capture and monetize every spare second of human attention.”
Companion to piece in Atlantic Monthly

QT:”
But there was the potentially politically explosive matter of privacy. Unlike Facebook, where users were at least giving the campaign explicit permission to collect personal data even if they had not read the fine print, television watchers were making no such agreement. To address this, the campaign and Rentrak hired a third party to “anonymize” the data so that they would only know that the information was coming from a set-top box of somebody on the persuadable list; identifying information would be stripped away.
”
What if they didn’t hire a 3rd party ? Is this something the government can do ?

Determine who the swing voters are & what they’re watching, so you can target pol ads. Impressive mining but a little scary from privacy perspective

Find swing voters & what they watch to target pol ads. Impressive #mining but a little #privacy scary
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/the-obama-campaigns-digital-masterminds-cash-in.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/the-obama-campaigns-digital-masterminds-cash-in.html

Can IT staff be trusted ? MT @nytimes: N.S.A. Leak Puts Focus on System Administrators

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/24/technology/nsa-leak-puts-focus-on-system-administrators.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0&pagewanted=all

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/leave-the-driving-to-it Sketches an incredible future of computer-aided driving where the daily commute includes a nap! #driving

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324049504578545352803220058.html?mod=us_most_pop_newsreel

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324049504578542784226200000.html?mod=e2tw#articleTabs%3Darticle

Life logging… extreme but interesting
http://m.tuaw.com/2013/05/30/saga-lifelogging-app-captures-your-every-move

RX100 User Guide in pdf format – download here: Sony Cyber-shot Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/42125936
http://m.gizmodo.com/5931587/sony-rx100-review-this-camera-singlehandedly-makes-point+and+shoots-relevant-again

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21571384-how-use-mobile-phone-networks-weather-forecasting-counting-raindrops
Clever way to use cell phones to help in weather forecasting #dataexhaust Counting raindrops | Economist
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21571384-how-use-mobile-phone-networks-weather-forecasting-counting-raindrops

https://sumall.com/
Interesting analytics