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bho | 15 years ago | on: My list of ideas, if you're looking for inspiration

There is a reviews section on both sites that have pretty decent contributors. I've looked up many a component/bike there to get a good idea on what's worth it and what isn't. Some items even have photos, and some people have posted how much they paid and where they bought it from. I wouldn't count them out as "spam". There's useful information buried under a site from the 90s.

bho | 15 years ago | on: My list of ideas, if you're looking for inspiration

One idea i've really been thinking about is traffic analysis over time.

Where I live, traffic is highly variable. If I leave 5 minutes later one morning, there might be no traffic at all, but if I left another 3 minutes after that, I would be stuck in heavy traffic. If there was some way we could track the rate of traffic over time (say, plot out the mph between 7am-8am) every morning, I bet after a month we could figure out the ideal times to leave for work.

Google maps already uses crowdsourcing for its traffic data, so maybe that's the way to go. I would need a large sample size though. I researched a few cities and Houston, TX has sensors that use the toll RFIDs to determine traffic conditions. There are tons of other applications for this data, too. Think of shipment or delivery companies (UPS...), among others.

bho | 15 years ago | on: Farming at work: social media in the enterprise

ive had the same experience. i set up a wiki for a large multi mil project for a group of non technical employees, and brought so much additional work on myself (can you edit x page) that in the end it just wasnt worth it. some people just dont understand that they can edit the pages themselves.

bho | 15 years ago | on: Poll: Do you have Gmail Priority Inbox already?

I've been trying all sorts of ways to "speed" it up. Logging in/out of gmail, different browsers, going through the blog link, etc. I guess you just get it when you get it, like the phone feature last week.

bho | 15 years ago | on: The problem with deploying iPads in schools

I've found that an e-book whether in the form of an ipad or Kindle like device is great for reading for pleasure. Novels and News articles fly by for me.

However, when I try to read any technical book on my Sony reader, I feel frustrated. I love jotting notes down when I'm learning, and I constantly flip back and forth between pages. Nothing beats a real book imo, and as much as people want to push technology in classrooms, I still don't think it's conducive to learning.

bho | 15 years ago | on: Is Any Job Better Than No Job?

This exact scenario actually happened to me. I thought everything went extremely well, but I was ultimately rejected for fear of me using the position as a stepping stone. I find that logic to be pretty flawed - as someone who was unemployed for a few months, wouldn't my best interest be to hold a steady job for a decent amount of time?

bho | 15 years ago | on: IPhone to Droid-X: Lots to Like

Unfortunately, the Droid X does not have Froyo yet, nor is the bootloader decrypted yet, so there's no way to get 2.2 on it as of right now. Hopefully it gets it soon, since the Droid 2 announced today does have it.

bho | 15 years ago | on: Don't Be Ugly By Accident

You'd be surprised at how many people who own iphones own one outside of their means. There are tons of people working two jobs or never eating out just to pay their cell phone bill.

bho | 15 years ago | on: So You Want To Be A Ruby Dev

i think the deal is that it wasn't like this for ruby before.(and it still really isn't, but rails has grown exponentially)
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