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PAUL MCFEDRIES
Writer of books, collector of words, reader of many things
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Recent Releases
(I write books. Lots of books.)
iPod touch Portable Genius
Published: December 20, 2011
iPhone 4S Portable Genius
Published: November 29, 2011
MacBook Air Portable Genius, Third Edition
Published: November 1, 2011
Mac OS X Lion Simplified
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Recent Writings
(Other scribblings of note)
Tufte-isms: The proponents of information design, present—and talk about—data efficiently
IEEE Spectrum, February 1, 2012Jargon Watch: Ghost Bike, Ikea effect, Quadrocopter, Narb
Wired UK, January 31, 2012Jargon Watch: Gazanging, Atrociology, Twitter-mining, Dejabi
Wired UK, December 1, 2011IT Has 26 Words for Data Mining: As data proliferate, so do words for handling them
IEEE Spectrum, December 1, 2011Jargon Watch: Fibreshed, Butler lie, R2Per, Hijabista
Wired UK, November 1, 2011 -
Recent Reads
(From fascinating to frivolous)
Toronto through the lens of Jeremy Kai
Stunning photos of underground Toronto. (blogTO)Let the Robot Drive: The Autonomous Car of the Future Is Here
I dislike driving long distances, so I for one will welcome our new autonomous car overlords. (Wired)The Long Goodbye
A cautionary tale for those of us with aging parents. (Atlanta Magazine)Charles Dickens's Inner Child
A wonderful parting gift from the late Christopher Hitchens. (Vanity Fair)In Search of Serendipity
No Wikipedia today, so why not try something new? This essay on the pleasures of serendipity is a good place to start. (More Intelligent Life) -
Recent Words
(Fresh additions to the lexicon)
phantom vibration
n. The perception of a cell phone's vibration in the absence of an incoming call or text message.
Posted: February 3, 2012hardlink
n. A tag, such as a barcode, assigned to an object that, when scanned with a smartphone or reader, displays online data about the object.
Posted: February 2, 2012SIFI
n. A financial institution so crucial to the economy that its failure could cause a financial crisis.
Posted: February 1, 2012physible
n. A digital file containing instructions that enable a 3D printer to create a physical object.
Posted: January 31, 2012
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