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Using MVCExtension with Unity and Model Metadata Configuration

I did some toying with Unity and ASP.NET MVC Extensions and found the documentation and number examples somewhat sparse, particularly with MVCExtension. Here’s what I did to change my project over to...

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Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem with Genetic Algorithms and HTML5 Web...

Irreducible Complexity – the world is too complex to have evolved!  Let’s see… HTML5 introduces the ability to perform multi-threading in the browser using Javascript through the notion of “Web...

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Cloud Computing: Software Agents

To date, I have met only two people who actually “get” cloud computing and why it will be so transformational (Jeff Barr and Marc Mercuri). The term “cloud” is so overloaded as to become useless. What...

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A Framework for Software Agents

In my post on Software Agents I described some of the scenarios in which a Software Agent might be useful. Josef Betancourt [LINK] pointed me to his excellent article with some interesting ideas of...

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Android Development Cheatsheet

Here’s a rundown of everything I ran into when hacking my way through android development. Setup Eclipse, run the Android SDK installer, install the correct USB drivers and finally check your device...

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Using Node.js, Cygwin and Web Sockets

If you have not heard of Node.js (or “Node” as Ryan Dahl calls it) [LINK] it is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys and faster than stink. Node.js is built around the Google V8 javascript engine...

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Stream a webcam using Javascript, NodeJS, Android, Opera Mobile, Web Sockets...

With all the recent Goruck-ness it’s time to throw out a tech post. I’ve been prepping for a NodeJS presentation recently and wanted a unique demo. I had also come across the experimental build of...

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What’s Faster Than HTTP? Try SPDY

Google is pushing for a faster web with an experimental new protocol named SPDY.  Although it’s not a standard yet, if you’re using Chrome or Firefox, you’ve probably already experienced SPDY.  After...

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The Greatest Technological Achievement in History

On July 4th 2012 CERN and the team from the Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson. Since then there have been a lot of articles in the mainstream media with headlines...

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Weekly Tweets for 2013-03-27

The main thing I use pens for these days is poking an air hole in the top of my coffee cup. #weirdintrospection # I wish I had an Optimum Prime outfit here at the Mega Transact # Is "coded until the...

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In Response to Vivek Wadhwa – Ageism in the Tech Industry

Entrepreneur, academic and prolific writer Vivek Wadhwa has written an article on LinkedIn as part of the “Influencer” blogs. The Tech Industry’s Darkest Secret: It’s All About Age I’m a fan of Vivek...

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Essential Job Skills for the Future? Learning!

In a recent article Adam Popescu asks if Coding is the essential job skill of the future? [LINK]. As a technologist I’m always happy to read anything that espouses the virtues of programming but I have...

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The Truth about Netflix and HTML5 vs. Silverlight

There has been a lot of hype recently about Netflix “dumping” Silverlight in favour of HTML5. A quick Google reveals multiple articles rotating the same sound-bytes [LINK], [LINK] or [LINK]. So what’s...

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Using MVCExtension with Unity and Model Metadata Configuration

I did some toying with Unity and ASP.NET MVC Extensions and found the documentation and number examples somewhat sparse, particularly with MVCExtension. Here’s what I did to change my project over to...

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Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem with Genetic Algorithms and HTML5 Web...

Irreducible Complexity – the world is too complex to have evolved!  Let’s see… HTML5 introduces the ability to perform multi-threading in the browser using Javascript through the notion of “Web...

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Cloud Computing: Software Agents

To date, I have met only two people who actually “get” cloud computing and why it will be so transformational (Jeff Barr and Marc Mercuri). The term “cloud” is so overloaded as to become useless. What...

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Weekly Tweets for 2013-05-21

The main thing I use pens for these days is poking an air hole in the top of my coffee cup. #weirdintrospection # I wish I had an Optimum Prime outfit here at the Mega Transact # Is "coded until the...

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Weekly Tweets for 2013-03-27

The main thing I use pens for these days is poking an air hole in the top of my coffee cup. #weirdintrospection # I wish I had an Optimum Prime outfit here at the Mega Transact # Is "coded until the...

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In Response to Vivek Wadhwa – Ageism in the Tech Industry

Entrepreneur, academic and prolific writer Vivek Wadhwa has written an article on LinkedIn as part of the “Influencer” blogs. The Tech Industry’s Darkest Secret: It’s All About Age I’m a fan of...

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Essential Job Skills for the Future? Learning!

In a recent article Adam Popescu asks if Coding is the essential job skill of the future? [LINK]. As a technologist I’m always happy to read anything that espouses the virtues of programming but I have...

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