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Leadership and Vision

September 16, 09 //
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Leadership and Vision
Google Tech Talk September 11, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Jerry Porras. Jerry Porrass research interests are the characteristics of visionary companies in both the United States and Europe; the dynamics of planned organizational change process; organizational vision and its influence on the long-term behavior organizations; and leadership. Jerry I. Porras is the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior, Emeritus. He received his BSEE from Texas Western College, his MBA from Cornell …
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Ruby Meet Up 8/13/09: Interfaces and the Future of Ruby

August 20, 09 //
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Ruby Meet Up 8/13/09: Interfaces and the Future of Ruby
Google Tech Talk August 13, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented at the Ruby Meet Up by Yehuda Katz. Yehuda will walk you through some of the new features in Rails 3, including how Rails has become significantly more modular, making it easier than ever to replace a part of Rails with an equivalent component. www.meetup.com
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Crypto Strikes Back!

August 6, 09 //
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Crypto Strikes Back!
Google Tech Talk August 5, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Nate Lawson Encrypting and decrypting, choosing a random number, signing and verifying — it all seems so logical. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions and a copy of "Applied Cryptography". This talk will cover recent crypto vulnerabilities in widely-deployed systems and how the smallest oversight resulted in catastrophe. You'll learn why public key crypto is like a Ford Pinto in a demolition derby, the meaning of "PBKDF2 …
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Interactive Ray Tracing: A Better Way to Program 3D

July 30, 09 //
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Interactive Ray Tracing: A Better Way to Program 3D
Google Tech Talk June 30, 2009 ABSTRACT Please view slides at caustic.com Presented by James A. mccombe – Chief Technical Officer, Founder. 3D graphics today is dominated by two distinct rendering algorithms. Rasterization paints objects on the screen one at a time while ray tracing models the physics of light to determine the color of a pixel. Rasterization is fast, enabling games at 30 fps, but creating content is a labor intensive process that still delivers images falling short of …
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Silver Bullet — Time Travelling Debugger

July 28, 09 //
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Silver Bullet — Time Travelling Debugger
Google Tech Talks July 24, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Prashant Deva. Silver Bullet allows you to record the execution of Java programs with a minimal impact on performance. The recorder is extremely efficient and makes good use of multiple cores. The recording is saved to a single file that can be shared among team members. By recording every single assignment, method call, and so on, Silver Bullet eliminates 'non-reproducible' bugs. Silver Bullet comes with a unique time traveling debugger …
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So You Want To Be A Programming Rock Star?

June 12, 09 //
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So You Want To Be A Programming Rock Star?
Google Tech Talk June 9, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Joshua Kerievsky. Software programming rock stars test-drive their code, refactor mercilessly and deftly apply design patterns. If youd like to get from musician to rock star status, a good place to start is Industrial Logics elearning albums. Crafted over the past 4 years, these interactive, multimedia tracks feature challenging labs that rank your level and suggest improvements, engaging videos by experts, stimulating quizzes and an …
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Strategies in the Search for ET

June 12, 09 //
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Strategies in the Search for ET
Google Tech Talk June 11, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Seth Shostak, SETI Institute. The scientific hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence is now into its fifth decade, and we still haven't uncovered a confirmed peep from the cosmos. For that matter, we still dont know if life at any level of intelligence exists beyond Earth. Could this mean that finding aliens, even if theyre out there, is a project for the ages one that might take centuries or longer? The preferred technique used to hunt …
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“If It Feels Good Do It” : Using Neuromarketing to Go Beyond

June 11, 09 //
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"If It Feels Good Do It" : Using Neuromarketing to Go Beyond
Google Tech Talk June 8, 2009 ABSTRACT "If It Feels Good Do It" : Using Neuromarketing to Go Beyond Click-Through: the Emerging Understanding of the Links Between Biometric Measures and Consumer Response to Media, presented by André Marquis. Advances in neuromarketing over the past decade have moved the industry to a point where it is finally a practical addition to the marketer and product designer's toolbox. Mr. Marquis will demonstrate how tracking the second-by-second engagement of …
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