August 2010

Smart Swarm

  • August 30, 2010 at 7:58 am
  • Categories: communication

  • How can ants help us solve complex problems but, using the same technique, end up walking in an endless circle for the rest of their lives? Why can crowds be much smarter, and at the same time more stupid, than any individual? In Smart Swarm Peter Miller explains how lessons from the natural world have already changed [...]

Creating Database-driven Apps with Sinatra

  • August 20, 2010 at 1:00 pm
  • Categories: Sheep Dip

  • Sinatra itself has useful help pages, but (so far) this the best tutorial I’ve found. Creating Database-driven Apps with Sinatra