Meetings are where ideas go to die. — Nic Haralambous Such a good quote (extracted from the previous post here on bram.us) that I’m giving it a separate place here, to honour it properly.
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Advice from 30 year old me to 20 year old me
I recently turned 30. For some very odd reason I’ve not warmed to the idea of it just yet. However as I began to evaluate my 20s I realised how many mistakes I’ve made and things I’ve learned in a decade of life. Wish I’d read this 10 years ago. Plan in decades. Think in …
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How Belgium vs USA played out on Twitter
It seemed as if the entire world stopped to watch the World Cup match against Belgium. Twitter released a map shortly after the game that pretty much backs up that notion, with geotagged tweets mentioning key World Cup terms surging and falling as they were sent during the match. As the match approached extra time …
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voice elements
Web Component wrapper to the Web Speech API, that allows you to do voice recognition (speech to text) and speech synthesis (text to speech) using Polymer. Really nifty! Thanks to Polymer you’ll be provided with two extra elements you can use: <voice-player> for text to speech and <voice-recognition> for speech to text <– text to …
WebIDE – In-browser editing for Firefox
WebIDE helps you create, edit, and test a new Web application right from your browser. It lets you install and test apps on Firefox OS devices and simulators and integrates the Firefox Developer Tools for seamless debugging and inspection across those devices. This is a first step towards debugging across various platforms and devices over …
AirDog
AirDog is a small, agile, foldable quadcopter, especially designed for filmmakers and action sports enthusiasts who use GoPro cameras. Like its canine namesake, AirDog automatically follows you wherever you go, whatever you do. It’s not bothered by pelting rain, freezing temps, massive waves, or freaking insane places. AirDog doesn’t say “no.” It just follows, flying …