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Week #2

2005-08-08

Week two complete, I'm now at 50 pages of thesis. This is just related work and an intro to what I'm doing, so I am going to need at least a week to pare it back. Jogged 60km last week, I think I need to try a new route now.

Thesis aside: I usually use www.dictionary.com to check meanings. It has been down for about 24 hours. In searching for a replacement I stumbled on this list of the Cambridge Dictionary's most popular words of 2004. I'm glad that other people also look up effect # 3 / affect #15 every now and then.

Jogging aside: I listen to ITConversations.com while I am running, good stuff this week includes Werner Vogels on large-scale asynchronous systems and epidemics, Tim O'Reilly reprising his Web 2.0 thing and Andrew Morton on Linux development and the economics of OSS.

And speaking of Web 2.0, Tim mentioned patterns of Web 2.0 applications. I'd like to see someone write those up. "Network effects by default", "Design for participation", "Remixable applications" etc.

The Google Blog says they are looking for chefs, but I think they are just trying to influence readers into working for them on the strength of their menu. My vote: "Seared Day Boat Scallops in Green Coconut Curry Sauce".

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