A global ecosystem and economy, and spoken languages

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We live on a global ecosystem, and I have been thinking that I should spend time learning new spoken languages. According to a great summary by the Saint Ignatius HS titled The World’s Most Widely Spoken Languages, the top languages are in order: After weighing six factors (number of primary speakers, number of secondary speakers, … Read more

RIAA vs. an IP address?

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RIAA’s expert witness, Carlos Linares, says: “users of P2P networks can be identified by their IP addresses because each computer or network device (such as a router) that connects to a P2P network must have a unique IP address within the Internet to deliver files from one computer or network device to another.” …but we … Read more

Physics, Technology for good or ill

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“Physics is to the rest of science what machine tools are to engineering. A corollary is that science places power in our hands which can be used for good or ill. Technology has been abused in this way throughout the ages from gunpowder to atomic bombs.” – John Pendry, Imperial College London

On Self-Modifying Code and the Space Shuttle OS

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I was doing some reading about Metaprogramming and Self-modifying code at Wikipedia, a fascinating topic with many uses from optimization, patching, and genetic programming. And it reminded me of my days during the early 1990s working as a software engineer on the Space Shuttle operating system (FCOS). Many people don’t know that the Space Shuttle … Read more

DeviceAnywhere Rocks

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Update: Feb 8, 2008: See Justifying DeviceAnywhere – On cost structure, application types and applicability. – – – – – – – – – – – – Update: 8/18/07: Let me update this entry, as I have received or read a couple of negative comments related to this blog entry. Perhaps I should have been … Read more

Austin Wireless Seed Stage Forum

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If your company is looking for seed money, keep an eye for the first annual Wireless Seed Stage Forum, October 17th in Austin, Texas. Coinciding with the Texas Wireless Summit (October 18-19), the Wireless Seed Stage Forum is designed to match promising seed stage wireless start-ups with experienced investors seeking funding opportunities in the space. … Read more

2007 TEXAS WIRELESS SUMMIT

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ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT to register early and receive the $100 discount for the Texas Wireless Summit held on October 18th and 19th. Early bird registration ends September 1st. Use discount code TWS07100 to receive $100 dollars off your registration. CONFIRMED KEYNOTES Greg Delagi Senior Vice President and General Manager Wireless Terminals Business Unit Texas … Read more

eZee milestone: eZee @ ATI

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We have moved into our new Austin Lab offices at the University of Texas Austin Technology Incubator located at the MCC building. …and have hired our first group of developers. The MCC building Welcome eZee inc. ceo