http://patricksmith.org/blog software / business / design / social good Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:32:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TEDx is a network of independent events inspired (and licensed) by TED. We're in the midst of organizing a DC-focused event, TEDxPotomac, and are honing in on the theme for the event. Here's a quick survey of the themes of some other TEDx events: The Power of Stories (TEDxMidAtlantic) Ideas Driving Innovation (TEDxCarletonU) creative entrepreneurship, ... http://patricksmith.org/blog/2009/12/16-different-ways-to-say-mind-blowing-thought-provoking-action-inspiring/ http://patricksmith.org/blog/2009/10/no-excuses/ I'd like to be able to program my house, using common web development languages and techniques (e.g. REST-based API's). If the 2009 Solar Decathlon is any indication, that's a long way from happening. I surveyed eleven of the twenty teams about their monitoring and control systems, focusing in particular the software design ... http://patricksmith.org/blog/2009/10/survey-of-home-monitoring-control-systems-at-the-solar-decathlon-2009/ Spending my weekend retooling the blog. Software, design, all that fun stuff. I tossed out all the old posts; lots of pain to migrate them. Looking forward to getting back in the groove of blogging again. http://patricksmith.org/blog/2009/10/rebooted-the-blog/