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Practice

Posted on 2009-02-28 by Ben Atkin

I just watched Corey Haines’ lightning talk from this year’s acts_as_conference: He makes a lot of really good points in a short amount of time. One of the things he says is that if we have to look at documentation … Continue reading →

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Ubiquity

Posted on 2008-08-27 by Ben Atkin

Today I got a chance to try out Ubiquity. What a neat concept! It’s a GUI command line like QuickSilver, only it’s implemented as a Firefox extension instead of a desktop application. The demo movie is impressive. Ubiquity for Firefox … Continue reading →

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iPhone without AT&T

Posted on 2007-07-10 by Ben Atkin

One way to use an iPhone without signing a contract with AT&T.

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Biped Robots Compared

Posted on 2007-03-15 by Ben Atkin

Watch Dexter, Anybots, Inc.‘s self-balancing robot. Then watch the video of Honda’s Asimo robot walking and then falling down while attempting to climb stairs (I know they’ve had successful stair-climbing demonstrations since). Quite a contrast, isn’t it? Dexter’s walk looks … Continue reading →

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