Notes from the week of 2011-04-24

PayPal X Platform

• My latest on the @PayPalX DevZone discusses the @LinkedIn #JavaScript API http://bit.ly/dJZqgN #
• Final part of my @LinkedIn API series: Third party libraries http://bit.ly/hj0RFS via @PayPalX DevZone blog #
• I need your input on payment and @PayPalX pain points http://bit.ly/f30jsm please #

Wireless and mobility

• Ars, CNET, and Wired coverage of iPhone location tracking kerfuffle http://bit.ly/eSWLYL http://cnet.co/efn1vg http://bit.ly/dLZELR #

APIs and development

• Great @factual post on #Clojure macros FTW http://bit.ly/hp056K (these ain't your Mama's Excel macros!) #
• Strange Loop 2011 looks to be fantastic. List of workshops and presenters: http://bit.ly/dXX8XM #bigdata #django #git #node #clojure #
• Added a couple of conferences I'm planning to attend to @Lanyrd, including @PayPalX Innovate 2011 in October http://t.co/pKxE6dN #
• xargs and other data "hand tools" provide a nice little cmd line map-reduce capability http://oreil.ly/e51Q4K via @mikeloukides #

Personal things

• How to use #BitTorrent to spread the message of your book while also increasing sales and related income http://oreil.ly/dLUQ0v via @radar #
• OK, Tweeple Fight has proven it definitely: http://bit.ly/fvjQsC Tulsa beats OKC! 🙂 #
• Damning relationship between sugar and serious diseases including heart disease and many cancers http://nyti.ms/gPXIje via @timoreilly #
• On economies of small: "Consider being small because it might be better." – Seth Godin http://bit.ly/hkL8BL via @timoreilly #
• Is cheap solar inevitable in just a few years? @radar on the Moore's Law of solar energy http://oreil.ly/fHGic6 #
• Finishing up a book review for a good @OReillyMedia social related book; I'll write a review recommending it when it publishes. #
• On the urgency of doing: "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do." – Leonardo da Vinci #
• Interesting look at how four makers mastered their media of choice (wood, metal, plastic, and silicon) http://bit.ly/gQ1Ej7 via @wired #
• Oracle's dumped OpenOffice. As @blackbearnh said in a recent @radar post http://oreil.ly/fKXiTx "Remind me again, why did Oracle buy Sun?" #
• Tips for fine tuning your business http://bit.ly/hEm7FK via @FreelanceFolder (but not just for freelancers) #

Running

• Ran 8.9 miles in 1 hour and 29 mins and felt great. Beautiful indian paintbrush blooming along the road. http://dailymile.com/e/RbC4 #
• Ran 3.11 miles in 33 mins and felt good. Stoller run. http://dailymile.com/e/Re5u #
• 8 windy hill climbs with 2mins rest in between. http://dailymile.com/e/RkRx #
• Personal note: I've logged 999 miles in @dailymile to date. Should roll over 1,000 tomorrow. Hope the next 1k miles are as fun & tough! #
• Ran 4.8 miles in 46 mins and felt great. 45min tempo run, 8:11 peak sustained pace. http://dailymile.com/e/RvoN #
• Ran 3.11 miles in 36 mins and felt good. Stroller with high wind and humidity. http://dailymile.com/e/S0cB #
• Ran 2.14 miles in 18 mins and felt great. Half pace run (8:36/mi) cut short. http://dailymile.com/e/S5bU #