{"id":1636,"date":"2014-09-21T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qxf2.com\/blog\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2014-11-14T04:28:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T09:28:12","slug":"cool-things-read-week-14-sep-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qxf2.com\/blog\/cool-things-read-week-14-sep-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool things I read this week (14-Sep-2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read. A lot. And I share the five best things I read every week. This week is about dinosaurs, changes in software, space, mathematics and a funny spoof.<\/p>\n

1. Largest predatory dinosaur was part duck and part crocodile<\/a>
\n2. A challenge from Dyson<\/a>
\n3. NASA’s version of big things come in small packages<\/a>
\n4. Ikea mocking Apple with the Book-Book<\/a>
\n5. Kent Beck on how programming has changed<\/a><\/p>\n

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My notes<\/h3>\n

1. Largest predatory dinosaur was part duck and part crocodile<\/a>
\nThe T-Rex’s place in the list of most terrifying predators keeps slipping. The skeleton of the Spinosaurus was super fun to draw. Fun fact: The Spinosaurus was first named in 1915 – 99 years ago! Thanks to world war II, the fossils were lost.<\/p>\n

2. A challenge from Dyson<\/a>
\nMath geeks, a problem for you to puzzle over. Engineers who argue everything out (looks in mirror), “true for no reason” is a state we need to be comfortable with. <\/p>\n

3. NASA’s version of big things come in small packages<\/a>
\nA massive black hole in a tiny galaxy. Don’t get fooled by the image – its only an artist’s concept \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

4. Ikea mocking Apple with the Book-Book<\/a>
\nI really want this book-book thingy. I am willing to stand in line outside any store that sells them. Did you see how responsive it is? And talk about resolution! Well done, Ikea! Well done.<\/p>\n

5. Kent Beck on how programming has changed<\/a>
\nKent beck looks at what has changed w.r.t programming and making software. He identifies three things. All affect the way the products are being tested. Worth thinking about. <\/p>\n

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