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Year: 2015

  • Dilbert nailed it.

    Boss: Wally, did you Uberize the slide deck? Wally: I harmonized it in the cloud. Boss: Are we ready for a trans-domain kick-off? Wally: I put a disruptive mesh network in the microservices of the Internet of things. Boss: Will that be good enough to “ask the fridge” or do I need to start disintermediating?…

  • Americans are actually starting to pay with their phones

    Americans are actually starting to pay with their phones Something that is not yet imaginable in Europe, that has not even adopted Credit Cards in large areas. via: Americans are actually starting to pay with their phones

  • Anybody missing their Boeing 747?

    PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), the country’s main airport operator, is seeking the owner of three unclaimed planes left at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). via: The Star Online

  • #learned 6LoWPAN

    Just learned. There is a protocol by the name of 6LoWPAN, which is short for IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks. It is a current IETF working group and aims to provide capabilities to devices participating in the Internet of Things.

  • Planning for 2016

    David Cummings has a few words on startup planning for 2016. Not only for startups, but also for established mid- and large companies planning ahead is an important activity, in particular planning the next year at the end of past year. My primary customer has been a company that builds and markets tools for “Business Intelligence”. These…

  • Raspberry Pi Zero at the price of Starbucks coffee

    Just ahead the announcement of NextThing Inc’s 9$ board. The Raspberry Zero will hit the stores at a price much north of 5$ though, given all the required cabling, shipping and, well, merchant margins. Still a nice step forward for those playing in the Internet of Things. The Raspberry Pi Zero is a tiny computer that costs…

  • Sysyphonian, Infinite Ikea Instruction.

    Gregor Weichbrodt built a infinite IKEA instruction manual. The website of his BÆBEL Project is here.

  • Presentation Training

    Presentations have been an integral part of my career so far. Having started into professional life as a product trainer, I was thrown right into cold water. Coming from university, I felt not at all ready to speak in front of 6 to 10 people, for the length of as much as a 3 day…

  • The cloud runs on power, too.

    However, power failed in a data center in Gutersloh, Germany, this afternoon, bringing down several popular German websites.

  • Here's What Real 3D Touch Looks Like | WIRED

    With all the advertisements from Apple about their 3D touch technology, virtually everybody that actually got their hands on the devices was somewhat disappointed with the advancement. There must be options beyond peek and pop, and startup Qeexos develops this real 3D touch technology. Wired has an article on the possibilities. You may soon be…