What people sometimes fail to realize is that proper testing disciplines can mitigate practically all bugs in production. I haven't seriously used a debugger in 2 years, methinks. So giving developers "X-ray vision" to their servers in production, however innovative, is not a real solution.
From my own experience of learning to program, teaching and learning from others, something that I've seen to be very valuable is choosing any project, doesn't really matter what and just working on it. It doesn't have to be something new or sophisticated, just something big enough that you can immerse yourself into and build out over time. A project I worked on as a teenager was building a paint program (hardly innovative or new) but it was a big enough a task that I could work on for a while and on the way learn to incorporate other people's code, use books to deepen my knowledge, constantly add improvements and show my work to others. This was 15 years ago and I still remember so much about that program. I enjoyed building it and learned that I liked programming and from there began moving to more complex things. This may only be applicable in specific cases or for a younger audience, but I just wanted to share.
A js anti cat photo-bombing library! My cat likes to get into every pic we take around the living room (not sure why). I hope this and other technologies could help serve as a strategic deterrent against him - we're on to you :)
I think there's no doubt in anyone's mind that electric cars themselves are reliant on the grid, and if its a coal burning station then obviously you're burning coal to drive. I hope that as greener energy forms such as solar and wind catch on we'll be able to really reduce our carbon footprints. While we as consumers can make a personal change on our end and go electric/hybrid it's really up to govs to help make the grid cleaner with legislation and regulation. It's kind of sad that individuals can't go all the way but I want to be optimistic about this. Maybe combining your own solar panels + electric car can some day in the near future get us where we'd want to be?
I haven't tried out the app yet but I have to say I really like the site. The icons on the bottom part of the homepage as well as the language tone make you feel like someone's really there. I've never been a fan of time management apps but ill give it a try with an open head. Anyone else used it?
This thing is seriously cool. I really think using this kind of technology based on Street view or similar data sets could really create some very cool in browser games, maybe even with some social elements. Anyone up for the challenge?