Technology

Link Roundup 8/16/2013

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Well OK I guess this IS a trend.  Are Links back?  Probably.

Culture:

Hackers of the renaissance.  The hacker ideal is older than we’d expect.  OK, actually the hacker ethic got named later, but you get the idea.  Filled with amusing information.

Technology:

Samsung to introduce a watch-phone.  Dick Tracy jokes aside this is kind of interesting.  I think the smartwatch idea is probably a wash, but as a phone replacement/integration I can see some possibility and I have faith in Samsung.

Patch starts its layoffs.  No one is surprised.

– Steven Savage

Shocking News: X-Box One Designed To be An Everything Console

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Yeah, we already knew this.

However, as cynical as I may sound, this article also explores a bit more of why it is one and what technology – that we may not appreciate – is part of it.  For instance, I never thought about the fan or the “non-look” of the device.

A worthwhile read – and yeah, it’s obvious we know where this is going next.  I hear it plays games to . . .

– Steven Savage

 

Self-Published Author Turns Down Amazon Deal

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Yep, she didn’t want it and didn’t like the guarantees.

This actually leads to some odd thoughts here.  Amazon has self publishing tools.  So are they competing with themselves?  Could their self-publishing be a way to recruit talent?  Will that self-publishing change?

– Steven