http://do.sheeptalk.org Engage in; Create or Design; Carry out; Get something Done. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:23:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Incredible! http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/04/jill-bolte-taylor-my-stroke-of-insight/en/ Yesterday I was hacking trying to hack away some code in Java when I realized there was something wrong... Something was trying to stop me from being productive! In one case I wrote some code which turned red on me the moment I stopped typing it... The reason was obvious: the exceptions! ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/04/compiling-the-fun-out-of-it/en/ Just dumping some news I consider relevant. These are glued together by "Information Overload": Google Maps Now Editable by Anyone Too much data, too little context to allow for a sensible control over the editing process. Five Methodologies to Deal with Email Overload The article describes ways to deal with information overload. Nice, but drives ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/04/last-weeks-news/en/ Dear Web, I'm sorry to report that I'm leaving you.  I'll be googling and taking away all you might know about me. And the things I can't take with me... Well, I'll mess those just to make sure you won't share them with anyone else, ever. I could say "it's not you, ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/so-long-farewell/en/ Just went over the contents of my Bloglines "Identity" folder and I have to say that Microsoft's move to acquire Credentica's U-Prove technology and expertise got my full attention! :) U-What? Brands is the inventor of private credentials technology which allows a user to prove something about their identity without disclosing more ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/credenticas-u-prove-acquisition/en/ Great interview with Mark Zuckerberg over at GigaOM (I like their coverage on events). Here's what the interview would have looked like if I was there: Stacey: Let’s talk about monetization. You said yesterday that you envision the social advertising landscape evolving over the next 10…15…20 years. How will those ads evolve ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/facebook-ads/en/ lol... The Internet In 1993 - Watch more free videos http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/the-internet-in-1993/en/ Warning: geek post about version control systems. But still... if you work with a computer and manage multiple versions of your stuff (renaming files and folder with numbers or dates) you'll learn something useful in this post! :) Today I read about Bazaar in a Free Software Magazine article and decided ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/bazaar-fanboy/en/ Estava eu muito contente a escrever um comentário à notícia que apareceu no jornal Público, quando me cortaram as pernas, ou melhor, o limite de caracteres. Liberdade de expressão no seu melhor. :| Segue-se o meu comentário original na íntegra: Concordo com a utilização da Internet como forma de agilizar a máquina ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/investigador-defende-que-governos-devem-utilizar-as-ferramentas-da-web-20/en/ Bye Bye Meebo? The Windows Live Messenger IM Control enables web sites to show the presence of Windows Live Messenger users, and let site visitors engage in instant messaging conversations with the Messenger users. A Web site can invite its users to share their Messenger presence and exchange messages with visitors ... http://do.sheeptalk.org/2008/03/windows-live-messenger-library/en/