Collection of material that tickles my fancy. Your mileage may varyTumblr (3.0; @mndoci)http://mndoci.tumblr.com/<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/2m8BXUfrip5a6v6ozYppSNiPo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nevver.tumblr.com/post/130086005/ray-flys-to-avoid-killer-whale">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/5634514/Pictures-of-the-day-25-June-2009.html?image=1">Ray flys to avoid Killer Whale</a></blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/bfwNlaD0I_U/130401705http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/130401705Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:28 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/130401705<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/jQjTFAAlSoymsbwd3qzlzrlko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Cricket Paralysis Virus 2 (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/groovelock">groovelock</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/G8Frt0c-SHU/127274168http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/127274168Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:34:58 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/127274168<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/2m8BXUfrioo5gcwz68o3KfI3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nevver.tumblr.com/post/122976412/unchanging-window">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.unchangingwindow.com/">Unchanging Window</a></blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/Z4q1vnl_S00/123542299http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/123542299Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:08:24 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/123542299“Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy">Doug McIlroy</a></em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/fR1SGCVYzHg/121970328http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/121970328Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:36:53 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/121970328“if a TT (tech transfer) office are any good they would have spun themselves out”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://friendfeed.com/billhooker/063bc7cd/what-use-are-research-patents">Someone smarter than Cameron Neylon</a></em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/lbGsiIHPkpc/118843400http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/118843400Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:34:46 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/118843400“The porting of licensing culture to data, whether in the service of closure or of freedom, strikes me as a poor choice.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/commonknowledge/2009/05/a_breakthrough_in_data_licensi.php">John Wilbanks</a></em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/hidildmhOA8/116031688http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/116031688Sun, 31 May 2009 19:29:40 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/116031688<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nJYho56INKU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nJYho56INKU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>The Legend of Zelda Theme on theremin (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/ooo6">ooo6</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/yTjg1J6_GL8/115450639http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115450639Sat, 30 May 2009 14:11:05 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115450639<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qZquiACzPLY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qZquiACzPLY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>ELP performing Tarkus (Eruption) Tokyo 1972 (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/PLANx">PLANx</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/YQVaVn63hz8/115450423http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115450423Sat, 30 May 2009 14:10:22 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115450423<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/jQjTFAAlSo4cxpxyTAT2TWAko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>PA290039 (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/vagisha">vagisha</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/cYpH-K7otL8/115449305http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115449305Sat, 30 May 2009 14:06:05 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115449305<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/jQjTFAAlSo4cwoauYFb92QCzo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>Tulips via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/vagisha">vagisha</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/GohEu0RFqNI/115449082http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115449082Sat, 30 May 2009 14:05:20 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/115449082<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDMxMDM*Njg1MTImcHQ9MTI*MzEwMzQ3MjQ4OCZwPTEwMTkxJmQ9c3NfZW1iZWQmZz*yJnQ9Jm89YzFlN2E2M2Q5ZGJlNDQyNmJlNjExNGI3YTE2MmZiZDcmb2Y9MA==.gif"/><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1477311"> <a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/tkanzaveli/may-19-cloudera-talk?type=powerpoint" title="May 19 Cloudera Talk">May 19 Cloudera Talk</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=may19clouderatalk-090522212443-phpapp02&stripped_title=may-19-cloudera-talk"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=may19clouderatalk-090522212443-phpapp02&stripped_title=may-19-cloudera-talk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Microsoft Word documents</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/tkanzaveli">tkanzaveli</a>.</div> </div> From <a href="http://www.cioitexec.com/2009/how-hadoop-enables-big-data-for-every-enterprise-with-christophe-bisciglia/">How Hadoop Enables Big Data for Every Enterprise with Christophe Bisciglia | Bay Area CIO/IT Executives Meetups: Blog</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/TXxBl_s-nZI/111987463http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/111987463Sat, 23 May 2009 11:31:51 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/111987463<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/2m8BXUfrinipofi5yTkSDuSTo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nevver.tumblr.com/post/108253646/shuttle-to-the-sun">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk">Shuttle to the Sun</a></blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/nw8xGTZWgtQ/108899902http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/108899902Sat, 16 May 2009 22:10:29 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/108899902<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/2m8BXUfrink6le77E0jntTowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nevver.tumblr.com/post/108695545/pslab-piuarch-milan-re-do">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6419/pslab-piuarch-milan-re-do.html">pslab & piuarch milan: re-do</a></blockquote>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/JTWABOX3aQ8/108899609http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/108899609Sat, 16 May 2009 22:09:28 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/108899609<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2YAnun4CgUc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2YAnun4CgUc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>KTU (Trey Gunn, Kimmo Pohjanen, Pat Mastelotto) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/PassengerM">PassengerM</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/dnu_fqBqg0Q/105895839http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105895839Sun, 10 May 2009 10:36:04 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105895839<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_IwjnT70Oi8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_IwjnT70Oi8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Trey Gunn - Sozzle (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/epitaph23">epitaph23</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/vIa3FrCNAjk/105895558http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105895558Sun, 10 May 2009 10:35:03 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105895558<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VKDhhoMoh2k&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VKDhhoMoh2k&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>THERION - The Rise of Sodom and Gommorah (Live in Poland) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/Mike1737">Mike1737</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/TfbTTt7cfKI/105894946http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105894946Sun, 10 May 2009 10:32:49 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105894946<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BIKUF7C5Q6s&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BIKUF7C5Q6s&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Dream Theater does Floyd (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/rioborg">rioborg</a>)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/cmzhLiiH_qI/105892675http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105892675Sun, 10 May 2009 10:25:40 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/105892675“Besides, the cloud in the end will be more interesting for the new models of computing it opens up rather than for its ability to accommodate the old ones.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2009/04/the_big_company.php">Nick Carr</a></em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/LPWi9awAGWQ/96659829http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/96659829Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:28:50 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/96659829“Seventy-five cents of every dollar we spend on R&D goes to fund failure”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/04/big-pharma-blam.html">Merv Turner - Merck</a></em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/0toBNHbV7g8/96508980http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/96508980Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:33:19 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/96508980“I believe it is time for us to move from our deus ex machina model of explicitly managed resources to a fully distributed, asynchronous model that embraces component failure as a standard occurrence.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.hpcdan.org/reeds_ruminations/2009/04/when-petascale-is-just-too-slow.html">Dan Reed</a></em>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tumblemndoci/~3/2i8xwafLa5E/95515939http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/95515939Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:15:00 -0700http://mndoci.tumblr.com/post/95515939