May 2010
18 posts
MIT : What is your online identity footprint? →
Build a visual identity based on what is gathered about you on the Internet.
The Hilbert Hotel : A Lesson on the Infinite(s) →
Java NIO better performance than old Java IO? →
HBR : The Productivity Myth →
working more = productivity increase?
Newsweek : The End of the Euro ... →
Situation in Greece is unfortunately only a starting point. There is more to come because of Italy, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. Situation is bad but hope it’s not desperate … Again, I’m wondering how belgian politicians can think so locally with their insignificant BHV stuffs. Stupid people!
Poem as a proof of the undecidability of the... →
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you...”
– Alan Greenspan
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Broadband state in the USA is probably not as good... →
April 2010
34 posts
Google's IPO story by CEO Eric Schmidt →
The Economist : current state of the world... →
government size?
While USA are wondering whether government should be big or small, belgian politicians have decided : no government is their best answer! Sad …
Drugs decriminalization : a good thing? →
A study has been made based on data from a country which decriminalized drugs. It shows clearly that decriminalization does not increase drugs use and it even decreased it! Is it so surprising that punitive laws and incarceration are not helping people needing health services instead?!
A belgian delimited in *1892* the area of Brasilia... →
Krugman: Berating the Raters →
It seems crisis root cause might be corruption. Indeed, some mails show collusion between Wall Street firms and credit rating agencies who are needed to be able to sell some assets - because these agencies give score to them - to, for example, the pension funds. Question is then, how can we limit corruption at that level? Of course, what comes directly to my mind is … how one could yet think...
The Economist : Belgium's self-destructive... →
Just for the errata … a lot of belgians are not used to these political “linguistic debates”. For most of them, it’s just non sense like it might seem non sense to any foreigner. But politicians seem to like these.
Gapminder →
Hans Rosling is a master at presenting statistics in an exciting way and more important with a new and renovated point of view. Go … check this site!
WatchOriginal presentation of some stats like number of paper cups consumed in one day in US, number of prisoners, number of people dying from smoking …
Epistemic closure in macroeconomics →
WatchHow evolved world countries in terms of income and health? Hans Rosling is answering with an exceptional way of presenting some temporal statistics.
Variables for A/B split testing →
Lean Startup in NYT →
In two words, Lean Startup is a way to try to shorten the feedback loop cycle … but it is probably better to read the article for having a better idea and then other sites like startuplessonslearned.com
Summary of Lean Startup Conference →
Design at Facebook →
Web Browsers Performance →
And the winner is … Google Chrome! Surprising!
Belgian Crisis Explained →
Excellent post. Warning though … it might be somewhat cryptic to non belgian people! Surrealism is our force and apparently to see what our politics are doing … our weakness too!
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Facts About America Wealth Redistribution →
It’s so disappointing to see these kind of numbers. A huge number of people around the world think capitalism helps people being better. Most of the power is in the hands of people who are running this system (like it was for communism). It is better for people who were living with less than US$2 per day and who are just above right now. But how much better? Is it really sufficient? It is...
Build Your Own Cellular Network →
Remind me the movement for a free, open and cheap wifi telling people how to build cheap and efficient antenna. Good job!
Retention as Top Priority for Social Media... →
Empowering Your Employees to Empower Themselves →
WatchFunny video speaking about team building exercise with marshmallow!
Bank: deposits guarantee →
banks horrified by this monstrous system of guaranteeing deposits … in 1933. So “funny” to see history repeating …
Caterpillar Cowboy: How Facebook will win the... →
(This post is a longer take on the things mentioned here and here.)
Pre-condition #1: Identity
Facebook, with the release of social plugins, has officially announced that they believe they are the Internet’s digital identity system*. How so? Their new social plugins — Like buttons,…
A sane discussion about profiles ownership,... →