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With the start of the academic semester, it’s a good time to revisit this model for teaching (and learning.)
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“A central part of later Wittgenstein is to think that we play language games, that the way that we form identity and community, both of ourselves and as individuals, is the way that we discourse and the way that we see each other and the way that we elaborate language.” From an insightful interview with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
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“Inside a computer is an odd place. Everything is literal, nothing is implied.” Tim Sheiner on designing for developers.
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Context-setting kerfuffle: Google announced an upcoming change to the search results page that would reduce the difference between ads and non-paid results. (The proposal wasn’t well-received; Google has since walked it back.)
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How do you test next-generation transportation technologies? By building a city, of course.
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Speaking of next-generation transportation technologies, did you know there were devices that offered turn-by-turn automobile directions in the early 20th Century?
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Relevant to designing a city from scratch: Why are megaprojects seldom completed on time? (Also, such projects tend to violate Gall’s Law.)
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“Where you put something, and what you call it, matters.” Good advice in Basecamp’s guide to internal communication.
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To celebrate the first anniversary of The Informed Life, I’ve started blogging about my podcasting setup. The first post is about the ideas behind the show.
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The U.S. Department of Defense’s guide to detecting agile B.S. (pdf)