merle | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 14 2008 | microsoft, iphone, news
Quoted: Users of the free application, which Apple is expected to make available as soon as Friday through its iTunes store, can place the phone to their ear and ask virtually any question, like “Where’s the nearest Starbucks?” or “How tall is Mount Everest?” The sound is converted to a digital file and sent to Google’s servers, which try to determine the words spoken and pass them along to the Google search engine.
merle | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 11 2008 | india, uk, microsoft
GM will launch self-driving car in 2008. It's about time some company does this. They had them at CMU 10 yrs ago. I wonder wow they'll handle the liability.
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merle | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 26 2007 | microsoft, food, visionaries
I really want to know what it is about programming, or computers in general, that makes people want to grow a beard, have long hair, and dress like a slob. I can say these things without guilt because while I do not have long hair, I do have a beard and I do in fact dress like a slob. Not horribly sloppy or anything. I am actually pretty fanatical about hygiene, I just am not big on tucking my shirt in or ironing it or shaving. So who was the guy that started the unkempt programmer code of honor?
Quoted: I really want to know what it is about programming, or computers in general, that makes people want to grow a beard, have long hair, ...
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merle | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 21 2007 | microsoft, vista

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