Twitter at 3:00 AM "The activity column shows you what everyone you follow on Twitter is doing. It will tell you if someone just favorited a tweet or followed someone new in a constantly moving stream. But if you follow a lot of heavy Twitter users, the feed will often move fast..."
'There Are Things You Do On Twitter That Should Only Be Done At 3' AM' http://www.newstimes.com/technology/business/insider/<AMhttp://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/There-Are-Things-You-Do-On-Twitter-That-Should-5143067.php> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > The anti-NSA smartphone? > > [image: Inline image 1] > > Blackphone at Popular Mechanics > > "Of course, perfect encryption (which many argue isn't even possible) is a > two-way street. Whether calling, emailing, or texting, the level of > security is dependent on what tech or services are being used on the other > end of the line." > > Blackphone, the Security-First Smartphone: > http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/<http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tech-news/silent-circle-announces-security-first-smartphone-16384335?click=pm_latest> > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Galaxy Nexus 16GB (Unlocked) >> >> "Lack of an SD card slot and only 16GB of internal memory. This is the >> only thing that bothers me. However USB OTG solves part of this problem >> (with a special cable, you can plug in an external mass storage device -- >> this does not currently work without rooting, but official support will be >> included in a future firmware update as confirmed by Google)." - Amazon >> review: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/<http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/product-reviews/B005ZEF01A/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Richard Williams >> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Example of abandoned technology: >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So, the Obamacare web site isn't working too well - what else is new? >>>> >>>> Sometimes it's hell working in IT - for years I tried to get the >>>> enrollment systems right at a major community college. >>>> >>>> When I first got there, they were enrolling students using paper and >>>> pen and long lines standing out in the sun. Teachers would be sitting at >>>> long tables enrolling students one by one - it took all day just to enroll >>>> in a few courses. >>>> >>>> Enrollment was hell back then! >>>> >>>> Then, we got our first PC - an IBM running on DOS. Instructors would >>>> walk all the way across campus just to look at it, not use it, just look at >>>> it. The college IT director couldn't understand what we were going to do >>>> with all that hard drive space! >>>> >>>> Today, there are over 5,000 PCs on the main campus and another 5,000 >>>> spread out over twenty computer labs on five campuses. >>>> >>>> And, enrollment is still hell! >>>> >>>> The school has at least three Oracle databases for student enrollment, >>>> one for credit card payments, personal data like adds and drops, grades, >>>> and the online library database, and then the course database. Not to >>>> mention the 3,000 online courses using the Blackboard database! Who do they >>>> think is going to run all this technology with me gone? Go figure. >>>> >>>> Somebody should write ONE simple program called 'schools'. Go figure. >>>> >>>> 'Some say health-care site’s problems highlight flawed federal IT >>>> policies' >>>> Technology: >>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/some-say-health-care-sites-problems-highlight-flawed-federal-it-policies/2013/10/09/d558da42-30fe-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
