tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209490952024-02-19T08:12:16.872-08:00JAB42 - a place for my stuffA Place For My Stuff (h/t George Carlin)
I use this place to collect stuff that interests me. This includes web sites, quotes, thoughts, and various other, well, stuff.<br>
While 42 is the answer to the ultimate question, nothing here should be construed as an actual answer to anything.John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-1674152825690599372012-11-16T11:32:00.001-08:002012-11-16T11:32:34.371-08:00Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can't Protect Us Anymore | Gadget Lab | Wired.comKill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can't Protect Us Anymore | Gadget Lab | Wired.com: "How to Survive the Password Apocalypse
Until we figure out a better system for protecting our stuff online, here are four mistakes you should never make—and four moves that will make your accounts harder (but not impossible) to crack.—M.H."
'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-85836206423185084002012-11-08T11:32:00.001-08:002012-11-08T11:32:57.525-08:00Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | Video on TED.comShawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | Video on TED.com: "We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. (Filmed at TEDxBloomington.)
Shawn Achor is the CEO of Good Think Inc., where he researches and teaches about positive psychology."
'viaJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-55290108410613224732012-10-30T09:34:00.001-07:002012-10-30T09:34:10.244-07:00Breach Prevention is Dead. Long Live the 'Secure Breach' CIO.comBreach Prevention is Dead. Long Live the 'Secure Breach' CIO.com: "Every defense paradigm has a finite life span and the IT industry's breach prevention paradigm, which is based on perimeter technology designed to keep the bad guys out, is completely out of step with today's threat landscape. It's time to move on to a new era: the "secure breach" era."
'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-1879008359194824972012-10-10T07:55:00.001-07:002012-10-10T07:55:26.061-07:00A New Model for Minimizing Cyber and IT Risk - Jason Sylva - HBR Events - Harvard Business ReviewA New Model for Minimizing Cyber and IT Risk - Jason Sylva - HBR Events - Harvard Business Review: "In IT Risk: Turning Business Threats Into Competitive Advantage, George Westerman outlines a new model for integrated risk management that eliminates the silo approach. This new model ensures that an organization is not exposed to unnecessary cyber or IT risks and doesn't leave profit opportunitiesJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-73407893375501167282012-09-06T21:51:00.001-07:002012-09-06T21:51:12.266-07:00High Speed Video of Flipping Cats | Smarter Every Day 58 (Cute Cat vs Physics) - YouTubeHigh Speed Video of Flipping Cats | Smarter Every Day 58 (Cute Cat vs Physics) - YouTube:
'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-80708488503120985312012-09-06T19:32:00.001-07:002012-09-06T19:32:58.745-07:00You Built What?!: A Fire-Breathing, Jet-Powered Dragon | Popular ScienceYou Built What?!: A Fire-Breathing, Jet-Powered Dragon | Popular Science: "Richard Hamel was watching the 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon with his grandchildren when he noticed something odd about the tails of the flying beasts. Hamel, a longtime radio-control plane builder, realized that those appendages resembled an unconventional aircraft design feature known as an inverted V-tail.John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-22255484220396491282012-08-30T10:41:00.001-07:002012-08-30T10:41:31.478-07:00IBM Readies Watson for Your Pocket | CIO TodayIBM Readies Watson for Your Pocket | CIO Today: "Meyerson said that Watson 2.0 is in the works, being prepared to provide the back-end intelligence for smartphones and tablets. He told Bloomberg that the energy "it takes to make Watson work is dropping down like a stone," and he predicted that, "one day, you will have ready access to an incredible engine with a world knowledge base.""
'via Blog John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-4062933290138675582012-08-29T10:25:00.001-07:002012-08-29T10:25:17.419-07:00A new RCT look at educational vouchersA new RCT look at educational vouchers: "From Matthew M. Chingos and Paul E. Peterson (pdf):
In the first study using a randomized experiment to measure the impact of school vouchers on college enrollment, we examine the college-going behavior through 2011 of students who participated in a voucher experiment as elementary school students in the late 1990s. We find no overall impacts on college John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-38971789569467156522012-06-25T14:30:00.001-07:002012-06-25T14:30:53.800-07:00You Will Want Google Goggles - Technology ReviewYou Will Want Google Goggles - Technology Review
"One of the key points here," Starner says, "is that we're trying to make mobile systems that help the user pay more attention to the real world as opposed to retreating from it."John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-16272074492367541242012-06-02T21:30:00.003-07:002012-06-02T21:30:29.632-07:00The Isle of Man TT, the most insane motorcycle race in the worldThe Isle of Man TT, the most insane motorcycle race in the worldJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-27656180348311449482012-06-02T21:30:00.001-07:002012-06-02T21:30:11.576-07:005 of the world’s wildest water slides | Unplugged - Yahoo! Games5 of the world’s wildest water slides | Unplugged - Yahoo! GamesJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-61816616327721219542012-06-02T21:25:00.001-07:002012-06-02T21:25:48.113-07:00Irish Mathematicians Solve The Guinness Sinking Bubble Problem - Technology ReviewIrish Mathematicians Solve The Guinness Sinking Bubble Problem - Technology ReviewJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-55556842143843484982012-04-26T08:26:00.001-07:002012-04-26T08:26:48.988-07:00Saving lives is in their blood: Three generations donate | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon | Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KVAL CBS 13Saving lives is in their blood: Three generations donate | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon | Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KVAL CBS 13John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-79599701653492328942012-04-20T09:12:00.001-07:002012-04-20T09:12:41.968-07:00Opportunity Finance NetworkOpportunity Finance Network
Opportunity Finance Network® (OFN) is the national network of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)—private financial institutions that are 100% dedicated to delivering responsible, affordable lending to help low-income, low-wealth, and other disadvantaged people and communities join the economic mainstream.John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-59264077618888486142012-04-20T09:11:00.001-07:002012-04-20T09:11:19.784-07:00Create Jobs for USACreate Jobs for USAJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-35177732709075255532012-04-20T09:09:00.001-07:002012-04-20T09:09:33.363-07:0015 New Rules For IT To Live By - Global-cio - Executive insights/interviews - Informationweek15 New Rules For IT To Live By - Global-cio - Executive insights/interviews - InformationweekJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-73726732290856221592011-11-12T05:58:00.001-08:002011-11-12T05:58:05.394-08:00http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/11/10/omelas-state-university/John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-21159807324228114112011-11-11T21:11:00.000-08:002011-11-11T21:11:55.084-08:00Spherical Flying Machine Developed by Japan Ministry Of Defense #DigInfoJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-24557335587241653242011-11-03T19:20:00.001-07:002011-11-03T19:20:55.634-07:00Rush is a Band Blog: Video editor Glen Lazarro on the making of Rush's Time Stand Still music videoRush is a Band Blog: Video editor Glen Lazarro on the making of Rush's Time Stand Still music video:'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-57455011066060792362011-11-03T19:20:00.000-07:002011-11-03T19:20:40.853-07:00RUSH SPOOF on VimeoRUSH SPOOF on Vimeo:'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-65993370221475165802011-11-03T19:07:00.000-07:002011-11-03T19:07:05.317-07:00Freeman, Feynman, and Hawking, autotunedFreeman, Feynman, and Hawking, autotuned:'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-5138867688046880302011-11-03T19:03:00.000-07:002011-11-03T19:03:33.524-07:00Instapundit » Blog Archive » HEARING AIDS WITH WIRELESS RECEIVERS: There were no special headphones. This time, the words and …Instapundit » Blog Archive » HEARING AIDS WITH WIRELESS RECEIVERS: There were no special headphones. This time, the words and …:'via Blog this'John Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-40710156193197433172010-11-01T07:48:00.000-07:002010-11-01T07:48:59.585-07:00Chromium Blog: Creating a Great User Interface For Your Web AppChromium Blog: Creating a Great User Interface For Your Web AppJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-58428204496270681732010-09-14T16:28:00.000-07:002010-09-14T16:28:50.697-07:00Overview of how school loans got to be so badThis was news to me - Miguel de IcazaJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949095.post-42432038805127393692010-08-24T17:55:00.000-07:002010-08-24T17:55:34.038-07:00YoYoFactory Present: Jensen Kimmitt 2010 World yoyo Contest 1A 1st PlaceJohn Bredesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172900290277110075noreply@blogger.com0