links for 2008-02-21

by grant on February 21, 2008

Analogy Driven Innovation

An alternative (and more insightful) way of looking at problems is to ask, “What is this like?” Make connections. Find analogies, metaphors, and associations that fit the problem you are looking to solve. Recombine ideas in new ways.

(tags: innovation thinking)
Coding Horror: There Ain’t No Such Thing as the Fastest Code

Even if you never plan to touch a lick of assembly code in your entire professional career, this book is a fantastic and thoroughly useful read.

(tags: programming software development books to-read)
Forget Notepad: 8 Online Text Editors

most of us are used to using Notepad for text editing, but if you want to take your text online, you can find more robust and full featured (or even simpler) editors.

(tags: online tools web2.0)
DataPortability.org – Share and remix data using open standards

Philosophy As users, our identity, photos, videos and other forms of personal data should be discoverable by, and shared between our chosen (and trusted) tools or vendors.

(tags: data content ideas future programming)

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Bookmarks
- Loc8 Code - The All Ireland Digital Address Code
  GPS Ireland says its Loc8 codes can define any location on the island of Ireland, accurate to within six metres. The codes uniquely identify addresses and could be used as a navigational tool on satnav devices, smartphones or online. Any business or individual can get a code for their premises or house for free at www.loc8code.com.
- Home-made life insurance, the Apollo way - Boing Boing
  Of all the places I never expected to learn anything cool about the Apollo astronauts, number one would have to be the blog run by ukinsurance.net.
- Design with Intent Toolkit
  A set of illustrated cards showing how design can be used to change, prevent, or encourage certain behaviours. The way that spaces, objects and systems are designed heavily influence the way that we live our lives around them. They serve as both suggestions and critiques, showing how spaces and objects are designed to control us for better or for worse.
- Hard to find
  Why it’s increasingly difficult to make discoveries – and other insights from the science of science. This type of research, studying the science of science, is in fact a field of science itself, and is known as scientometrics.
- Hacking The Price is Right
  Terry Kniess, a former weatherman with a knack for numbers and seeing patterns, went on The Price is Right and won more than $50,000 in prizes because of an exact bid on his Showcase. His secret? He watched hundreds of hours of the show and discovered its secrets and weaknesses.