Month July 2009

The Pushbutton Web: Realtime becomes real

The realtime web is about to get even more immediate and distributed. Pushbutton is a name for what I believe will be an upgrade for the web, where any site or application can deliver realtime messages to a web-scale audience,…

Oh, that’s reassuring

CalPers, the enormous State of California public pension plan has decided the best way to make up for their catastrophic losses is by doubling down. Surely if something was a bargain at $10, it’s even more of a bargain at…

USPS green roof

This new 2.5 acre green roof in NYC is a park for employees, saves energy by providing more insulation, and reduces water runoff. The plants are drought resistant and watered by collected rain.

Allen Stanford doesn’t like prison

Indicted billionaire Allen Stanford, who was denied bail because he is a flight risk, is complaining through his lawyers that prison is just, well, icky. It’s hot, “oppressive”, and “intolerable” plus there’s no Internet or computers, and this is just…