Notes from the week of 2011-03-27

PayPal X Platform

• Latest @PayPalX blog post: How REST + JSON = #winning http://bit.ly/flwxcW #
• How to make @OReillyMedia purchases & @PayPal donations to help Japan http://bit.ly/fPYViR via my latest @PayPalX DevZone post #
• FYI: @OReillyMedia #Japan special http://oreil.ly/gLhS5Y (50% off ebooks and videos, proceeds to Red Cross) running until $200K raised #
• Recharging prepaid minutes with MinutesTopUp http://bit.ly/hEcfGI built upon @PayPalX and @PrepayNation micropayments #
• Everything you ever wanted to know about the beginnings of "osaifu keitai" (mobile wallet) culture http://bit.ly/hiJo7h via @PayPalX DevZone #
• CTIA keynote: @PayPal mobile transactions exceed $6M per day http://bit.ly/hzJTcL #

Big data

• The first issue of Google's new "Think Quarterly" http://bit.ly/e8mrqB is all about #bigdata http://on.mash.to/ie11Cr #
• How @Groupon uses the cloud the scale its business http://on.mash.to/gLQrRT #
• Request that @Infochimps add a given dataset or API via their customer feedback form here http://bit.ly/eCdmaF #bigdata #
• Data Science Toolkit http://bit.ly/dVFllm deserves investigation; @rww write-up http://rww.to/hy5bDE and @GitHub source http://bit.ly/hK4wjC #
• Love the Data Science Toolkit interfaces, especially the #Python http://bit.ly/eGySde and command line support #
• More on the Data Science Toolkit from the creator's blog http://bit.ly/fHu17L #bigdata #

Wireless and mobility

• Can the mobile wallet beat the hype? http://bit.ly/eJyCrv via @teehanlax (see @PayPalX DevZone at http://bit.ly/92zvHY for more) #
• Nobody needs a tablet. So why are we gobbling them up? http://bit.ly/g7h7vZ via @gadgetlab #
• CEO of @mFoundry on the mobile wallet: “it’s pretty much a goat rodeo until someone sorts it out” http://nyti.ms/eoNrVf #

APIs and development

• A short history of API authentication http://bit.ly/gMoaxv via @apigee #
• Programming is a superpower http://bit.ly/fFUcQq via @acangiano #
• It's official! Download @Firefox 4 from Mozilla http://mzl.la/fvCDn5 #
• Love the "Python Module of the Week" http://bit.ly/eH8apc from @doughellmann (found via Python tips http://oreil.ly/ieKiGx from @barrypj) #
• Hacking RSS using Yahoo Pipes and Postrank http://bit.ly/e7OjG7 (includes #sxsw slides http://slidesha.re/hwEPFJ) via @gigaom #

Personal things

• Handy utility to convert .graffle files to .svg http://bit.ly/ffiv6T #
• To do: Investigate @Skribit http://bit.ly/eIj619 for blog reader topic requests #
• Recipe: Shrimp and Chorizo Paella http://bit.ly/fpe1A8 from @roccodispirito via @runnersworld (yum, must try!) #

Running

• Scientific information on how to improve running economy http://bit.ly/hBOfLf and race nutrition http://bit.ly/exCzk9 via @irunfar #
• Ran 2.71 miles in 30 mins and felt great. Family run pushing the stroller. http://dailymile.com/e/PHw2 #
• Tips and strategies for perfect pacing http://bit.ly/eKYAiC from @runnersworld #
• Ran 5.17 miles in 59 mins and felt great. Six hill repeats pushing a stroller is a real workout! http://dailymile.com/e/PWPV #
• Busting the myths of fat burning http://bit.ly/ejlkPI via @Nectarineimp #
• Ran 4.36 miles in 39 mins and felt tired. Tempo run, fastest mile 8:39. http://dailymile.com/e/Pf6L #
• Ran 3.1 miles in 26 mins and felt great. Refreshing run after a cold snap! http://dailymile.com/e/PjZq #