An interesting article about an MIT initiative that dynamically maps action in a city, using information from cell phones, GPS devices, etc.
The concept is to be able to rapidly gain information about anything from “what bar is jumping” to “exactly where are the local buses right now?”
Aside from the coolness factor, imagine the possibilities for […]
A great read about the validity of tertiary sources, from a Professor of History who found himself at the center of a Wikipedia controversy when he banned using Wiki’s as a primary source. This story broke in March of this year, but a new article this month in ACM Communications sheds some more light […]
Here’s an interesting article on why Gears of War costs $60 - as in, where’s the money go?
The real show here, though, isn’t the article - it’s the pop-up window with a pie chart breakdown on what each dollar of the 60 is alloted for. Interesting stuff.
So my question is simple (and likely […]