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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Entries for week beginning October 25, 2009
➠ October 30, 2009
Obi Wan Lebowski
"These are not the nihilists you're looking for."
DARPA Network Challenge
This is a perfectly fascinating piece of research. In much the same way as the NSA’s key-cracking competitions helped measure that state of the art in distributed computing, DARPA is running a contest that will help measure how social software and the internet can power a (really) wide area treasure hunt.
➠ October 28, 2009
➠ October 27, 2009
➠ October 26, 2009
➠ October 25, 2009
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Thank you to my little sister for the birthday present of a t-shirt that is incomprehensible to Americans.
From Primitive State in Edinburgh.
Ten Years in My Life… One Year On
Still a US citizen, married to Joy, living in San Francisco with two bassets. Only thing that has changed was the job.
Yes, this is my low-rent Feltron-style annual report!
Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now)
Thought-provoking video from Merlin Mann. It’s long, but chock-full of food for thought. (Protip: Click through to Vimeo and download the .m4v file from there — it’s the perfect format for copying onto an iPhone)
In particular, the topic of the “Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition” was of great interest to me, as I look back on how I’ve progressed over almost-a-year at Slide, and face the brand new challenge of having direct reports to manage.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.