In between phone calls and real work, am attending the Supernova conference by proxy, tuning into Dave and Doc's real-time blogs of the proceedings. It's not as good as being there, but it's a damn site better than reading the post-conference articles.
Better, I can check the blogs tonight when I get to my hotel - I can "attend" in timeshifted mode. Feels like Tivo.
I had to read this just for the headline. You gotta love The Register.
There's a more serious story here for geeks. Personalization engines are dumb, really dumb. They make recommendations with way too little data. It's as if you met someone wearing a green jacket and assumed you knew about their religion, tastes in wine, and sports affiliations because you know those things about someone else with a green jacket.
