We really need to start prototyping with RFID!

We should definitely incorporate talks on blogging, either into groups@stanford or Brad Lauster’s spot. The whole conference itself should also be blogged for those who can’t attend. We should have wireless APs covering the whole place by this point too, and make sure everyone can log in with their laptops. We could also implement some […]

The Canadian government now offers a bunch of news feeds organized by region and audience, via RSS. There’s also some good, straightforward explanations of what RSS is good for. Government of Canada Newsroom - Choose Your News

Kudos to Philip for synthesizing all of the great ideas for the blog template from retreat, etc. and actually putting them together into one template… Hope everyone likes what they see!

Linked to by the creators of Movable Type is the project to replace RSS: Atom
Atom Project Page

C-Nario is an interesting Israeli company making a splash in the digital signage space.
Here’s an article about them and their implementation in New Zealand.

One complaint about technology that I hear often is that it intrudes upon “real life”. My view of technology has always been as an augmentation to life, a tool to use, not a replacement. That said, it is interesting to look at the advantages and disadvantages of life as an all-immersive “game”, as Gamespot does […]

I think that the counter/blurb here could be a nice model for events.stanford.edu
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Nucleotide
Another really cool thing about it is the ability to use MeSH terms (I told Kyle about it, but it’s of particular relevance to Phil, since he’ s working on the keywords stuff, I think
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=mesh
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html

Newest Blender stuff: single-color logo, or with text split off. Also a quick website mockup. Main changes from previous logo are removal of 2nd color, repositioning of “swirl” as well as some tilt and extra graphics to give it a more “in motion” feel. Comments?

New Blender logos, photos upcoming! Meanwhile, check out the new ISIS ad campaign.