John Barnhart@madronaFeb 17, 2011Human strategic guidance combined with the tactical acuity of a computer [is] overwhelming. http://bit.ly/f9Ur2gThe Chess Master and the Computer | Garry KasparovFrom nybooks.com
John Barnhart@madronaJan 21, 2011I signed up for the beta of Duostack, a cloud platform for Ruby and Node apps. http://www.duostack.com/ via @duostack
John Barnhart@madronaNov 17, 2010Power Map and Belkin not waiting for smart meters http://bit.ly/a9jnQCgigaom.comEnergy & Environment - GigaomA123 Systems Alphabet Energy Amyris Battery Battery Ventures Biofuel Bloom Energy BP BrightSource Energy California Cleantech Open California Public Utilities Commission Cap
John Barnhart@madronaNov 17, 2010Dan Ariely on better reward systems: Publicly recognize that rewarding outcomes is a bad idea http://bit.ly/cMl2Aehbr.orgColumn: Good Decisions. Bad Outcomes.If you practice kicking a soccer ball with your eyes closed, it takes only a few tries to become quite good at predicting where the ball will end up. But when “random noise” is added to the situati...
John Barnhart@madronaApr 13, 2010On the horizon: PVs with 20% efficiency and 1/100 of the material http://bit.ly/cONFrr