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Futurist Thomas Frey interviews Yukihiro Matsumoto, creator of the Ruby programming language

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In an introductory article on Ruby, creator Yukihiro Matsumoto said, “For me the purpose of life is partly to have joy. Programmers often feel joy when they can concentrate on the creative side of programming, So Ruby is designed to make programmers happy.”

Happy computer programmers?

In this interview, world renowned futurist Thomas Frey talks to Yukihiro Matsumoto, or “Matz,” as he is known online, about how and why he created the Ruby programming language, what interested him in creating a programming language rather than creating video games, plus what it means to bring the languages newest version, Ruby 2.0, to the programming community.

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Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

The network effect is not what it used to be

If there is anything that the Silicon Valley worships it is the network effect.  Startups are plucked from obscurity and elevated to fame and fortune.  The list includes nearly every technology success story of the past 15 years. Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, eBay, and PayPal.  Each have soared to multi-billion-dollar valuations on the power of the network effect.

 

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Big Problems, Business, government, Latest Trend

Difficulty of getting U.S. visas for immigrant entrepreneurs hobbles building businesses

The process of getting a visa is slow, expensive, time-consuming, and often unsuccessful.

It seemed like all of the stars were aligning for Jay Meattle in early 2010. He had raised several hundred thousand dollars from investors in Boston for his start-up, Shareaholic. And the company, which enables people to easily share online content they find interesting, had just passed the milestone of 1 million users.

 

 

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Analysis, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Top 5 trends that are changing how we do big data

Time to rethink the who, what, where, why and how of big data.

It is probably time to rethink the who, what, where, why and how of big data. There has been a surge of important news in the past couple weeks, where we are approaching a period of relative calm and can finally assess how the space has evolved in the past year. Here are the top five trends shaping up that should change almost everything about big data in the near future, including how it’s done, who’s doing it and where it’s consumed.

 

 

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Culture, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Japan’s obsession with blood types

In Japan, a person’s blood type is popularly believed to determine temperament and personality.

One thing that unites the entire human race is blood.  Most people don’t think about our blood type very much unless we need a blood transfusion.  But, in Japan, blood type has big implications for life, work and love.

 

 

 

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Art, Breakthrough Thinking, Crazy Stuff, Entertainment, facebook, Humor, New Viewpoints

Up Close Social Shower Curtain

Surprise! I’m in the shower but still a  social menace.

If you’re the kind of person who’s always on Facebook, what could possibly be funnier than a shower curtain that looks like a Facebook Page? A lot of things! But still, this Facebook shower curtain even has a little window for you to pose as your profile pic. What better way to celebrate your addiction? It’ll be hilarious to all those people who are in your bathroom with you while you shower! Or the person who asks to awkwardly photograph you in the shower so you can post it to Facebook. It’s an antiquated profile design, but that’s part of the joke, right? Right?!

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