26 Sep Crypto Thermidor
The Thermidor is the period in the French Revolution when radicals fed upon themselves to become ever more fanatical. Laggards were denounced and executed. I was reminded of this in February 2018...
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26 Sep Dubious XYO
Today I came across XYO, another crypto startup with dubious claims. (I am sure you are surprised at the concept.) They are in San Diego and say that they combine...
09 Dec Dubious Greeneum
Recently at a startup event in Silicon Beach (Los Angeles) I came across a flyer from Greeneum. This is a blockchain startup which claims to have a new way to...
30 Nov A Trilingual Pun
The cover is famous. Demi Moore in her third trimester. Alas the editors missed the chance of a lifetime for a trilingual pun. The title is More Demi Moore. It...
30 Nov Smartphone Innovation Slowing ?
Game over for smartphones? There are ominous implications for tech. Figure 1 is the patent applications received by the US Patent and Trademark Office http://uspto.gov and the patents granted, with...
23 Nov Use Hackathons to improve your career
If you are a programmer, engineer, graphics designer, or business person, consider attending hackathons to improve your career. Most attendees just go for the prizes. Few are aware of this...
14 Nov DevFest
Linket was delighted to sponsor and participate in Google’s large scale community run event that offers speaker sessions, all-day hackathons or both. DevFest has become a global experience and each...