--- title: links for 2009-06-23 date: 2009-06-24T01:03:05Z modified: 2009-06-24T01:03:05Z permalink: "https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/06/23/links-for-2009-06-23/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 2837 categories: - Links timestamp: 2009-06-24T01:03:05Z tags: - Links --- - [The Nike Experiment: How the Shoe Giant Unleashed the Power of Personal Metrics](http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-07/lbnp_nike?currentPage=all) "We tend to think of our physical selves as a system that's simply too complex to comprehend. But what we've learned from companies like Google is that if you can collect enough data, there's no need for a grand theory to explain a phenomenon. You can observe it all through the numbers. Everything is data. You are your data, and once you understand that data, you can act on it." (tags: [nike+](http://delicious.com/sogrady/nike%2B) [nike](http://delicious.com/sogrady/nike) [metrics](http://delicious.com/sogrady/metrics) [statistics](http://delicious.com/sogrady/statistics) [feedback](http://delicious.com/sogrady/feedback) [data](http://delicious.com/sogrady/data) [running](http://delicious.com/sogrady/running) [health](http://delicious.com/sogrady/health) [stats](http://delicious.com/sogrady/stats)) - [EMusic-Sony Deal: One Step Forward, One Big Step Back – PC World](http://www.pcworld.com/article/166117/emusicsony_deal_one_step_forward_one_big_step_back.html?tk=rss_news) is it good to have Sony? yes. is the pricing still better than iTunes? yes. is this still likely to alienate a good portion of eMusic's customer base? yes. we'll see if they can transition from the old, small loyal customers to a higher volume of newer, less loyal revenue sources. (tags: [emusic](http://delicious.com/sogrady/emusic) [sony](http://delicious.com/sogrady/sony) [pricing](http://delicious.com/sogrady/pricing) [music](http://delicious.com/sogrady/music) [drm](http://delicious.com/sogrady/drm)) - [An Apology and a Question | alexking.org](http://alexking.org/blog/2009/06/17/an-apology-and-a-question) an interesting GPL debate over the letter vs the spirit of the license as they pertain to the WordPress community. my own take is that what is legally permissible is inevitable, one way or another, so that should be planned on. (tags: [wordpress](http://delicious.com/sogrady/wordpress) [gpl](http://delicious.com/sogrady/gpl) [themes](http://delicious.com/sogrady/themes) [alexking](http://delicious.com/sogrady/alexking) [commmunity](http://delicious.com/sogrady/commmunity) [opensource](http://delicious.com/sogrady/opensource) [commercial](http://delicious.com/sogrady/commercial) [ecosystem](http://delicious.com/sogrady/ecosystem)) - [One Hundred Paper Cuts in Launchpad](https://edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts) an excellent idea. i should file a few myself. (tags: [ubuntu](http://delicious.com/sogrady/ubuntu) [bugs](http://delicious.com/sogrady/bugs) [papercuts](http://delicious.com/sogrady/papercuts) [userexperience](http://delicious.com/sogrady/userexperience) [launchpad](http://delicious.com/sogrady/launchpad)) - [Multi-process Firefox, coming to an Internets near you < Chris Pitchin’ Hey](http://blog.mozilla.com/cjones/2009/06/21/multi-process-firefox-coming-to-an-internets-near-you/) can't get here soon enough (tags: [mozilla](http://delicious.com/sogrady/mozilla) [multi-process](http://delicious.com/sogrady/multi-process) [processpertab](http://delicious.com/sogrady/processpertab) [browser](http://delicious.com/sogrady/browser) [firefox](http://delicious.com/sogrady/firefox)) - [Zoho Office for Microsoft Sharepoint](http://raju.wiki.zoho.com/zohoforsharepoint.html) this will definitely open some doors for Zoho (tags: [zoho](http://delicious.com/sogrady/zoho) [sharepoint](http://delicious.com/sogrady/sharepoint) [microsoft](http://delicious.com/sogrady/microsoft) [office](http://delicious.com/sogrady/office) [collaboration](http://delicious.com/sogrady/collaboration) [officeproductivity](http://delicious.com/sogrady/officeproductivity)) - [High Availability MySQL: Hello Facebook!](http://mysqlha.blogspot.com/2009/06/hello-facebook.html) now isn't this interesting… (tags: [markcallaghan](http://delicious.com/sogrady/markcallaghan) [mysql](http://delicious.com/sogrady/mysql) [facebook](http://delicious.com/sogrady/facebook) [google](http://delicious.com/sogrady/google) [hiring](http://delicious.com/sogrady/hiring)) - [Amanda McPherson's Linux Foundation blog · A Conversation with Chris Mason on BTRfs: the next generation file system for Linux](http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/amanda/2009/06/22/a-conversation-with-chris-mason-on-btrfs-the-next-generation-file-system-for-linux/) an interview with one of the Btrfs authors. be interesting to see what becomes of it following the completion of the Sun transaction. (tags: [btrfs](http://delicious.com/sogrady/btrfs) [filesystems](http://delicious.com/sogrady/filesystems) [linux](http://delicious.com/sogrady/linux) [ext3](http://delicious.com/sogrady/ext3) [ext4](http://delicious.com/sogrady/ext4) [chrismason](http://delicious.com/sogrady/chrismason) [amandamcpherson](http://delicious.com/sogrady/amandamcpherson) [oracle](http://delicious.com/sogrady/oracle)) - [HealthDataRights.org](http://www.healthdatarights.org/) Adam Bosworth built it. i'm following it. (tags: [health](http://delicious.com/sogrady/health) [data](http://delicious.com/sogrady/data) [rights](http://delicious.com/sogrady/rights) [healthdatarights.org](http://delicious.com/sogrady/healthdatarights.org) [adambosworth](http://delicious.com/sogrady/adambosworth) [healthcare](http://delicious.com/sogrady/healthcare)) - [An Experiment in BlackBerry Development: Lessons Learned Writing PodTrapper](http://www.versatilemonkey.com/story.html) wow. just brutal. (tags: [blackberry](http://delicious.com/sogrady/blackberry) [rim](http://delicious.com/sogrady/rim) [development](http://delicious.com/sogrady/development) [mobile](http://delicious.com/sogrady/mobile) [podtrapper](http://delicious.com/sogrady/podtrapper) [via:segphault](http://delicious.com/sogrady/via%3Asegphault)) - [Apple’s Management Obsessed With Secrecy – NYTimes.com](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/technology/23apple.html?_r=1) "Apple’s decision to severely limit communication with the news media, shareholders and the public is at odds with the approach taken by many other companies, which are embracing online outlets like blogs and Twitter and generally trying to be more open with shareholders and more responsive to customers." (tags: [apple](http://delicious.com/sogrady/apple) [secrecy](http://delicious.com/sogrady/secrecy) [openness](http://delicious.com/sogrady/openness) [twitter](http://delicious.com/sogrady/twitter) [transparency](http://delicious.com/sogrady/transparency) [closed](http://delicious.com/sogrady/closed) [open](http://delicious.com/sogrady/open))