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Kirby Prickett

Tech Panel: Gearing up for the Future of the Car

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July 23, 2014

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A future where we no longer have to drive ourselves around is coming. We’ll all be able to sit back and read, catch up on emails, or perhaps watch a movie while our car takes care of the driving for us. At least that’s the impression that the audience got on Monday evening, at a Tech Panel hosted by San Francisco’s The Bold Italic called Gearing Up: The Future of the Car. The Panel The event was moderated by Damon Lavrinc, the Silicon Valley Editor of Jalopnik, a dedicated car and mobility blog. Lavrinc was previously a writer for Wired. […]

Wearables in the BA (Before Apple) Era

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July 10, 2014

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Did you know we are in the year 1 A? That is the year before Apple releases their wearable device and changes the course of life as we know it. . . Or at least, that’s according to Robert Scoble, one of the speakers at The Future of Wearable Tech and Beyond, a “Wearable Wednesday” event held at Wearable World Inc. in San Francisco last night. A Rowdy Panel Discussion First up was a rather rambunctious panel discussion with Robert Scoble, Andy Grignon, and Ben Parr, mediated by Redg Snograss the CEO of Wearable World. They discussed the barriers to […]

7 Memorable Quotes from Gigaom Structure

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June 23, 2014

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Last week I had the opportunity to attend Gigaom Structure, an event self-described as an opportunity to “meet the innovators and thinkers who are building infrastructure to run the applications of the next decade.” The 2 day conference in The Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco (yes, that’s where WordCamp San Francisco will be held!) offered a packed schedule of impressive speakers. So it’s not surprising that some of them came out with some memorable quotes. Here are my top 7 (please excuse minor transcription errors): “Friends don’t let friends build data centers.” – Jamie Miller — SVP and CIO, […]

Tesla Embraces Open Source

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June 16, 2014

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Can open source help electric cars gain widespread acceptance and market share? Tesla CEO Elon Musk is betting on it. In a blog post last Thursday, Musk announced that all of Tesla’s patents had been taken down from the wall, “in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” Musk promised to share the company’s entire patent portfolio, and not initiate patent lawsuits, as long as competitors use Tesla’s technology in “good faith.” Musk is hoping that by opening up the electric car market, more carmakers will produce electric vehicles, and the technology will gain […]

All WordPress.com Subdomains Encrypted By End 2014

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June 10, 2014

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Last week, Automattic’s General Counsel Paul Sieminski announced that all *.wordpress.com subdomains will be served over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) by the end of 2014. Sieminski wrote: In the face of intrusive surveillance, we believe that everyone in the tech community needs to stand up and do what they can, starting with their own sites and platforms. For us, that means working to secure the connection between users and our websites. We’ll be serving all *.wordpress.com subdomains only over SSL by the end of the year. It’s been a year since whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked files revealing the National Security […]

Does Passing the Turing Test Mean That Computers Think like Us?

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June 9, 2014

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A “super computer” made history on Saturday, June 7, by becoming the first in history to pass the Turing Test of artificial intelligence, which asks the question “can machines think?” While previous Turing Tests have been claimed as successes, those included set topics or questions in advance. The computer program, named “Eugene Goostman,” was developed to simulate a 13 year-old Ukrainian boy. It was developed by Russian-born Vladimir Veselov and Ukrainian Eugene Demchenko. The test was staged by the University of Reading at the Royal Society in London. What is the Turing Test? Alan M. Turing was an English Mathematician. […]

Mobile Devices Are The Big Story in Mary Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends Report

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June 3, 2014

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Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report 2014 came out last week. At 164 slides, it’s a pretty long read. Josh Constantine of TechCrunch has consolidated down to a summary of 54 slides, which is still hefty, but more manageable. The Mobile Device Story It could be that I have mobile apps on the brain, following my double dose of app education last week. But for me, the biggest story of the report is the evolution and growth of mobile devices, and what they are doing to disrupt and benefit the wider economy. Check out these stats: 30% of all mobile […]

Why WordPress Consultants Should Care About Mobile Apps

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May 30, 2014

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You’ve probably already seen the February 2014 data that we are now using mobile apps more than desktops to access the internet in the US. This indicates that those of us who depend on the internet for our livelihood (who doesn’t these days?…) should be thinking seriously about our mobile device presence. Building mobile apps with WordPress is no fringe topic (at least it shouldn’t be). WordPress and Mobile Apps Earlier this week, San Franciscans had 2 chances to learn about opportunities at the intersection of mobile apps and WordPress from Scott Bolinger, cofounder of AppPresser (and PressCoders). The first was an […]

Matt Mullenweg Touring the Asia Pacific

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May 27, 2014

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Matt Mullenweg is about to rack up a whole lot of frequent flyer points, as he embarks on a jam-packed tour of the Asia Pacific. As announced on Mullenweg’s blog, he is headed to 7 countries during June 2014. According to a LimeCanvas post about the Australia and New Zealand components of the tour, Mullenweg is touring the Asia Pacific to “help spread the WordPress brand and interact with established communities that support the open source CMS.” Here are the details for the events: Seoul – Sunday, June 1 Jakarta – Monday, June 2 Singapore – Wednesday, June 4 Tokyo – Friday, June 6 […]

If It’s a Man’s World, Who Cares? TechCrunch Disrupt, Day 3

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May 8, 2014

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Day 3 didn’t disappoint, the organizers saving some exciting speakers for the big finale. While there was so much to cover from Day 3—from the Startup Battlefield final, to Matt Mullenweg’s surprise appearance—I’ve decided to focus on one of the things I particularly appreciated about Day 3. Girl Power. Why Are There No Women Partners in Any of Your Firms? During a session entitled Is Winter Coming? Investing While Valuations Soar, TechCrunch’s Leena Rao asked 3 male investors—John Lilly of Greylock Partners, Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital, and Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital—why there are no women partners at any […]

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