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SnoutCast #197: Think, Think, Think

Curtis Chen
November 26, 2013
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In which we do not tell knock-knock jokes. Not a single one. Nope. Zero. [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:59 – “cerebral”23:17 – The End Linkage Curtis’ Ignite Portland 12 talk: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” 2010…

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SnoutCast #179: Teckmologiez

Curtis Chen
July 22, 2013
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We’re very forward-thinking here at SnoutCast. Well, at least one of us is. More or less. It’s okay. [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:59 – “technological”02:57 – times change; cf. Shinteki Aquarius Remix04:23 – what is a Luddite,…

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SnoutCast #97: Neuroplasticity

Curtis Chen
December 27, 2011
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This is not our best podcast. [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:59 – “brainy”01:17 – “For a Healthy Brain in Old Age, Start Early” (NPR, January 4, 2007)03:20 – “Stay Mentally Active” (Alzheimer’s Association, 2011)05:14 – “Nine Stubborn…

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Postcard #46

Curtis Chen
October 28, 2010
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Adam is my editor at ProgrammableWeb and the author of Map Scripting 101. He’s also very tall. Speaking of PW, I’m taking a break from my API news blogging right now to devote time to NaNoWriMo and some other projects….

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Mars Stowaway

Curtis Chen
October 28, 2010
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My tax dollars at work: You, too, can send your name to Mars!

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Book Report: Wireless

Curtis Chen
September 21, 2010
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It’s a good collection, showing a great range of Charlie’s work, and including the 2010 Hugo Award-winning novella “Palimpsest.” For more, I direct you to Strange Horizons‘ 2009 book review. Buy the book: Powell’s, Amazon (affiliate links)

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The Hump Day Report

Curtis Chen
August 18, 2010
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Woke up early-ish this morning to take Tye to the vet for another ECG (result: he responded normally to atropine, so apparently he just has a slow resting heart rate), then played hooky in the afternoon to go see Scott…

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Book Report: WWW:Wake

Curtis Chen
June 15, 2010
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I have issues with Robert J. Sawyer. He’s a good writer, and he tells a good story, but sometimes his prose becomes a patchwork of pop-culture references bordering on fanfic-wink-wink: if you don’t get what he’s talking about from the…

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Book Report: Drive

Curtis Chen
June 10, 2010
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This made for an interesting companion book to Free, which I also read recently. Where Free looks at how businesses can make money off zero- or low-cost offerings, Drive investigates the other side of the coin: asking what motivates people…

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Book Report: FREE

Curtis Chen
June 10, 2010
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Anyone who spends any amount of time on the Internet already knows about many of the topics Wired editor Chris Anderson discusses in this book, and probably knows more about some of them. At less than 300 pages (including a…

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