Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Social Graph

Posted on 2007-09-24 by Dan Siemon

I’ve been thinking about the social graph (though not by that name) for a little while now. It seems I am not the only one. My interest in this area comes from my dislike of walled gardens such as Facebook … Continue reading →

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Pinker on violence

Posted on 2007-09-13 by Dan Siemon

Yesterday Andrew posted an entry about a TED presentation called A brief history of violence by Steven Pinker. Take a look at his post and watch the video. The video is only 20 minutes long. In short, the presentation offers … Continue reading →

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Git for Computer Scientists

Posted on 2007-09-06 by Dan Siemon

If you are interested in how Git works internally take a look at Git for Computer Scientists. This document explains how Git stores data in a DAG and even has pretty pictures.

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New keyboard (or bye bye RSI)

Posted on 2007-09-04 by Dan Siemon

I spend a lot of time in front of a keyboard. It is one the negatives that come along with having your work and play intersect. As a result I have had some small RSI problems over the years. It … Continue reading →

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