John Gruber recently asked on twitter what a “social graph” was.
Many of his followers were quick to offer helpful insights such as:
“social graph” is a term to make relationships w people into something that sounds like a math to make it closer to $ – @heathr
However my favorite response came from @siegel who linked to a picture on despair.com.
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Computer scientist Alan Mislove at Northeastern University in Boston and colleagues have found that these “tweets” suggest that the west coast is happier than the east coast, and across the country happiness peaks each Sunday morning, with a trough on Thursday evenings. The team calls their work the “pulse of the nation”.
Do you find these conclusions to be true? Give us your opinion in 140 character or less on Twitter.
Read the full article at newscientist.com.
ABC was able to score this exclusive tour of Apple’s Black Lab. All the good stuff was covered up, but still interesting to see where they work.
Editor’s Note: This video is hosted on hulu so it will only be viewable in the US. If someone finds a copy on youtube please email editor@codesketch.com with a link.
Let me just say it. It’s okay to be a geek. Or a nerd. Really, you can be whatever you want. But what I’m trying to say is; you can still be your geeky, nerdy self and be cool. You can keep your Star Wars DVDs and plastic rimmed spectacles and be okay. Chic Geek is here to attempt to navigate the waters between the socially savvy, self assured brainiac, and the guy who doesn’t care.
Really though, you should care.
At least a little.
It helps.
It’s the difference between being this guy:
And this guy:
Depending on where you live, this look might get you laughed at. But don’t fret. You look pretty sweet. – Brandon
I mean, do you really want to look like a PC?
So, if you’re the kind of guy who tries to impress the females in neighboring cubicles with his USB powered rocket launcher, maybe you should stick around. You would have been better off buying the spork.
Editor’s note: We are pleased to announce that Brandon Joldersma will be joining Codesketch. He will be writing “Chic Geek”, a weekly commentary for nerds without taste. –Paul Hontz
Because Flipboard uses your networks like this, the news is pre-filtered and it’s likely you’ll find far too much interesting stuff to read. I have one more piece of good news to pass along. Flipboard is free, and in the App Store right now. Actually, there is yet another thing to like: The promo video (above) is by Adam Lisagor, aka Lonely Sandwich (aka the guy from the Square ads). If that doesn’t sell you, nothing will.
Read the full article at wired.com.
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