Posts tagged 'software'


Full circle: AI is the computer

One way to get perspective on AI in software development or programming, as we still call it, is to start with a discussion of the media of programming. The medium matters because it affects how we record instructions, share them and check the results. My mom studied computer science and graduated from the UNC master’s program, but before that she worked as a computer and later as a programmer at Southern New England Telephone.[Read More]
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Switched to Google Reader

I was pretty impressed how quickly Google was able to help my brother out when his Gmail account apparently disappeared. That makes me feel a lot better about trusting Google to manage my precious data.

Another reason to trust in Google is that they make good stuff. I decided to try Google Reader for a couple of days. I figured I'd be back to NetNewsWire after a couple of days, but now I'm hooked and I'm not sure I'll ever go back. The only things I miss are hierarchical folders and smart-subscriptions, which I was using to subscribe to a search within my subscriptions, e.g. alert me when any of the feeds I'm reading mention "roller". I'd like to see better blog-search integration in Reader and features like FeedDemon's popular topics.

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