The HP Slate Balmer showed at CES has a nice form factor but sticking unmodified Microsoft Windows 7 on it is a poor idea.

Interesting to see how useful 3D is in watching sports ala ESPN 3D. First game will be South Africa vs. Mexico, opening World Cup 2010 soccer game. Will it let us judge games better or simply become more immersed in the experience? Snooker might work well in 3D

Life in 2008 seen from 40 years ago. “modemixer” is an awesome word (via Stephen Kinsella.)

Balsamiq predicted $400k in revenue for 2009. They made $1.6 million. 3 person company. Not bad.

United 0, Leeds 1. Yes, that Leeds.

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. High-speed trading. Sounds dangerous though there does seem to be an element of “crash fast and often” to it. It does seem that stock markets have lost some purpose to the “real” world though. Money for money’s sake, not for creating business or employing people to live decent lives.

D4H year in review an inspiration to us all.

W.B. Yeat’s work enters the public domain.