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amcafee

  1. I'm a huge fan of how @JohnMaeda is working to change @StemToSteam bit.ly/hGJSva
  2. Lack of a central authority can lead to lots of fragmentation. Data from Android: bit.ly/KCPAeh HT @dearsarah
  3. What kind(s) of ad spending are most effective? MIT's Glen Urban is diving in on this question... on.wsj.com/K1wmCp
  4. @MassGovernor 's innovation council met today. Many heavy hitters; I'm honored to be on it 1.usa.gov/IbTYXc
  5. Just to be sure, I double-checked my diplomas. I have all the degrees I say I have.
  6. RT @guystangr: @amcafee a few [jobs] is better than none >> I completely agree.
  7. Apple, Google are locating data centers in former NC furniture towns, but not employing many people: wapo.st/tPuiAW
  8. "Skilled Workmen In Demand Despite Vast Unemployment" - Washington Post, 3/13/35
  9. New artificial limbs are 'marvel[s] of microprocessors, including motion sensors...' nyti.ms/JwRyjY
  10. Canon eyes robots-only production for cameras: yhoo.it/IU9W2U
  11. "if you are going to do anything worthwhile, you will face periods of grinding self-doubt and failure." on.wsj.com/KioxoN
  12. RT @bhalligan: Great life tips: on.wsj.com/KioxoN >> these are fantastic.
  13. Great scholar and great guy @claychristensen profiled in @NewYorker nyr.kr/KMwpQ4 Honored to call him a friend.
  14. Tomorrow at 1:00 pm EDT I talk about Race Against the Machine with Oracle's @cfinn. Register here: bit.ly/IUU9Wf
  15. New post: "FLOPS are not Intelligence" The Type Error of the Singularity - bit.ly/K92XYZ
  16. Just another fishing trip... until the alligator attacks. trib.in/L1dBi2
  17. Here's what an autonomous car license plate looks like: tgr.ph/KJod2t
  18. @didiebon Good question - who actually receives the license for a diverless car?
  19. Nevada "License plates... for driverless cars will have a red background and feature an infinity symbol on the left side."
  20. RT @BreakingNews: Nevada issues Google first license for self-driving car - @lasvegassun bit.ly/J9UmWQ