Friends & Interests

Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers!

http://www.ted.com Despite multibillion-dollar investments in cybersecurity, one of its root problems has been largely ignored: who are the people who write malicious code? Underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles several convicted coders from around the world and reaches a startling conclusion.

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Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

Fantastic and inspirational speech.

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

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TED - Ideas worth spreading

Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.
TED - Ideas worth spreading

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

http://www.ted.com Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion.

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The REAL Wall-E Robot

Another one of my long term interests is robotics. This is a really cool video, and the ez-robot site has a lot of useful information for novice and advanced robotics.

The controller and software they have looks great. Can't wait to get my hands on it for a future project.

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EZ-Robot.com - "Building robots doesn't get easier than this... Anyone can do it!"

The Concept: Toy Recycling! Teach your old toys new tricks by adding servos, sensors, cameras and joysticks. Don't throw out those old toys, robotize them! Add facial tracking, color tracking, motion tracking, voice recognition and more to your old robot toys.
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Oh Land - White Nights

Nice music video I found on Vimeo. Worth a trip to iTunes.

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