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Quips Pro Quo Archive August 2015

A Salute to Solo Programmers 2015-08-28 12:00 PM

Jean-Louis Gassée who in praising solo programmers singles out the excellent Gus Mueller who as Flying Meat Software is the maker of the ... read more
Donald Trump, the Green Lantern Candidate 2015-08-26 1:54 PM

Brendan Nyhan, writing for The New York Times: “Mr. Trump is playing a character we created — a Frankenstein’s monster of myths of the ... read more
AT&T Hotspots — Now with Advertising Injection 2015-08-26 1:34 PM

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HTTPS Everywhere.
2015-08-26 1:30 PM

“Any company like Uber, which sits in the middle of a two-sided market, has to constantly navigate supply and demand: it can never have too ... read more
Goodbye to the Genius Who Changed the Way We Think (and You Didn’t Know Even Know It) 2015-08-19 6:01 PM

Scott Page on John Holland: “Holland observed that an adaptive environment can be modeled as a population of problems and that many of ... read more
2015-08-17 3:49 PM

“The whole point of a model is that it’s a thought technology.” – John Siracusa
2015-08-15 4:43 PM

OH: “I’m the Jane Goodall of comic book stores.”
Stand-Up Comics Have to Censor Their Jokes on College Campuses 2015-08-09 5:33 PM

There’s plenty not to like about Caitlin Flanagan’s new article in The Atlantic. For instance: “Meanwhile—as obvious reaction to all of ... read more
2015-08-09 3:08 PM

In which Newt Gingrich becomes a unicorn (aka an honest politician).
Using Algorithms to Determine Character 2015-08-09 2:56 PM

Quentin Hardy, for The New York Times: ““Algorithms aren’t subjective,” he said. “Bias comes from people.” That is only true to a point: ... read more

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Quips Pro Quo Archive August 2015

A Salute to Solo Programmers 2015-08-28 12:00 PM

Donald Trump, the Green Lantern Candidate 2015-08-26 1:54 PM

AT&T Hotspots — Now with Advertising Injection 2015-08-26 1:34 PM

2015-08-26 1:30 PM

Goodbye to the Genius Who Changed the Way We Think (and You Didn’t Know Even Know It) 2015-08-19 6:01 PM

2015-08-17 3:49 PM

2015-08-15 4:43 PM

Stand-Up Comics Have to Censor Their Jokes on College Campuses 2015-08-09 5:33 PM

2015-08-09 3:08 PM

Using Algorithms to Determine Character 2015-08-09 2:56 PM