Notes from the week of 2011-08-21

RunKeeper and the Health Graph API

• Hair-thin bio-sensors could open up some very interesting possibilities http://t.co/I8vBXdL via @DiscoverMag #
• The key to harnessing feedback loops as discussed in @wired http://t.co/jkfaqe8 is cheap sensors #SensorsFTW #
• Nice @lifehacker device and software roundup: "How I Got in Shape with the Help of Technology" http://t.co/9gNiRht #RunKeeper #
• A healthier, more connected world with @runkeeper and the @HealthGraphAPI http://t.co/rKnXL17 via @programmableweb #

PayPal X Platform

• Easily exploitable Square card reader vulnerabilities http://bit.ly/qrTrSK #
• "Bitcoin: Money without Governments" http://bit.ly/n9qlRk is my latest @PayPalX article (includes @Magento Payment Gateway Plugin info) #
• Google rocks Android by buying Motorola http://bit.ly/mRqh7T including partner reactions and what might be next for developers #

Wireless and mobility

• Whoa! Google is buying Motorola Mobility http://t.co/v37QAai (press release http://t.co/cBv55yI ) #
• Will hardware makers trust #Google after #Motorola buy? http://t.co/y02N2oe (somehow the partner quotes seem flat http://t.co/5psWstC ) #
• More on Google discontinuing @AppInv http://t.co/1pNIjX5 particularly interesting given their big bet on #Android with their #Motorola buy #
• TC's @parislemon picked up on the same Googerola partner nonsense http://t.co/6zC559H that I wrote about http://t.co/yZzsu16 for @PayPalX #
• How Google *really* stuck it to Apple and Microsoft with the Nortel patent bidding, then Motorola purchase http://t.co/kabD2UM via @sai #

APIs and development

• API adoption tip: You need at least one simple, open method http://t.co/g9j8NBh via @apigee (very well said!) #
• Elegant single file backup before you edit http://t.co/hAr97c7 via @commandlinefu #

Personal things

• How to reach influencers using @exportly and @gist http://t.co/IdctheA #
• Thank you, Warren Buffett, for saying what needs to be said (and done): "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich" http://t.co/13rc9D6 via @nytimes #

Running

• Preparing for a trip by reading up on running the Esplanade in "Boston: A Runner's Guide" http://t.co/QaHrL1f via @runnersworld #
• Charles River running map http://t.co/DQrtUcF #
• 5k EZ after yesterday's long run. http://t.co/Kqc69sa #RunKeeper http://t.co/fMkfYvJ #
• Easy 5k, neg splits 10:30, 10:04, 9:36, final 0.1mi at 8:22 pace. http://t.co/HL19v3i #RunKeeper http://t.co/jO0sGZu #
• 8mi in mid-90s heat, ugh. http://t.co/hAJBzLt #RunKeeper http://t.co/UPSOUgY #
• 5.00mi gravel roads, first run with Camelbak Octane. http://t.co/TRATo0Y #RunKeeper http://t.co/UVFmc9R #