http://sharkride.com/blog A Wm. Matthew Jaunich presentation of innovative concepts. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:13:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en your new jobMarch 9, 2010 http://sharkride.com/blog/2010/03/12/shared-items-march-12-2010/ I've at the privilege of working with Sam Savage and Ian Levesque to produce Shmuzzles for the iPhone. Check it out here! We are also hosting a competition for creative shmuzzling at the shmuzzles gallery here, where submissions have a chance of winning real shmuzzles puzzles and other prizes. Stay tuned for ... http://sharkride.com/blog/2010/02/28/shmuzzles-for-the-iphone/ Google leaps language barrier with translator phoneFebruary 9, 2010 http://sharkride.com/blog/2010/02/15/shared-items-february-15-2010/ 9.  Inconsistent foreign policy with respect to non-democratic and autocratic regimes. We trade and honor China, and yet Cuba is embargoed. We embargo Iran, even though they have (theoretically free) elections and arguably the most liberal human rights policies in the region, while supporting the authoritarian, non-democratic regimes of Saudi ... http://sharkride.com/blog/2010/01/09/top-9-american-hyprcracies-that-undermine-our-power-values-and-security/ Here are some things you're not likely to see this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but would be nice if we did... 10. Free Kindle book download when you purchase a physical book through Amazon. Touchscreen and color screen Kindle with the capability of using a Stylus ... http://sharkride.com/blog/2010/01/08/my-top-10-technology-wishlist-for-2010/ The pace of technological change is accelerating and there is more reason for optimism now than at any point in history.  Within 100 years, the world will have ubiquitous and free energy, healthcare and education. Poverty will be wiped out, sickness and disease will be rare, and world peace will ... http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/12/28/the-case-for-optimism-a-retrospective-from-21-10/ Getting Computer Science Into Middle SchoolDecember 21, 2009 http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/12/23/shared-items-december-23-2009/ The Builders' ManifestoDecember 18, 2009 http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/12/22/shared-items-december-22-2009/ The Ankida rivals the Dyna Rig on the Maltese Falcon for Technological coolness. For more information, click here. YouTube Video below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_-m4ButAHw[/youtube] http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/11/02/lila-lou-ankida-sail-technology/ last night, I watched the live streaming of the alpha launch of Stanford Persuasion Lab's Peace Dot Initiative.  For more information, click here. Here's a classic quote regarding peace from Ronald Reagan, who led the defeat of the Soviet Empire, which stood for limiting personal freedom, and the eradication of religion. "Those ... http://sharkride.com/blog/2009/10/29/peace-dot-com-initiative-video/