Interesting: June 2008 Archives
"In October 2006, Netflix announced it would give a cool seven figures to whoever created a movie-recommending algorithm 10 percent better than its own. Within two weeks, the DVD rental company had received 169 submissions, including three that were slightly superior to Cinematch, Netflix's recommendation software. After a month, more than a thousand programs had been entered, and the top scorers were almost halfway to the goal."
Because of a past life in algorithmic problem solving I was and have stayed interested in the Netflix prize. In fact it's more than that -- I honestly think their idea on letting others contribute and improve the algorithm was brilliant.
This Wired article is interesting, entertaining, and informative. Read the full article at This Psychologist Might Outsmart the Math Brains Competing for the Netflix Prize.
Because of a past life in algorithmic problem solving I was and have stayed interested in the Netflix prize. In fact it's more than that -- I honestly think their idea on letting others contribute and improve the algorithm was brilliant.
This Wired article is interesting, entertaining, and informative. Read the full article at This Psychologist Might Outsmart the Math Brains Competing for the Netflix Prize.
The Wall Street Journal names some interesting blogs, including Craig Newmark's, in Independent Street : 15 Entrepreneur Blogs Worth Reading.
"Early Facebook executive Matt Cohler announced his departure today to join top tier venture fund Benchmark Capital."
TechCrunch has interviewed him and they have talked on a number of topics, from Facebook to Benchmark.
Read the full article at The Matt Cohler Exit Interview.
TechCrunch has interviewed him and they have talked on a number of topics, from Facebook to Benchmark.
Read the full article at The Matt Cohler Exit Interview.
There is a generation of us that gets high by seeing a command line interface. Now the effect of that is doubled if one sees screenshots of a root shell on iPhone, let alone attaching to a process and debugging it... Love ya baby!
I found "I never know Google was THIS massive" very amusing... The author pulls a Feynman by giving readers a tangible measure of how much data Google is processing per day.
Imagine one grain of rice. If represent a byte of data, how much rice would Google be dealing with on a daily basis? I don't want to spoil the story... It's good and it comes with pictures, so read on!
Imagine one grain of rice. If represent a byte of data, how much rice would Google be dealing with on a daily basis? I don't want to spoil the story... It's good and it comes with pictures, so read on!
This brilliant cartoon caught my eyes in a blog post wine as commodity:
Poetic, mystical, and at the same time very true about the world of business. My friends know my motto (which is shamelessly stolen from the title of a book): Differentiate or Die!
Poetic, mystical, and at the same time very true about the world of business. My friends know my motto (which is shamelessly stolen from the title of a book): Differentiate or Die!
Smashing Magazin has an article about places to get inspired for design:
10 Places For Design Inspiration
The photos are amazing... I don't care if it's for design inspiration or otherwise - these are places to see!
10 Places For Design Inspiration
The photos are amazing... I don't care if it's for design inspiration or otherwise - these are places to see!
