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Ben Shoemate

I design corporate intranets, portals, and web strategies. Co-founder of Base22. Amateur philosopher and science enthusiast.

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Jan 1, 2014

2014 — Goals and Resolutions

Every year it gets closer and closer: the future. And what are you doing to make it a better place? Have you…

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Feb 16, 2011

All the world’s computers equal to one human mind

The time may come when a computer will be able to out-compute a human, but not yet. According to a recent study, adding up all the computation power in every laptop, server, mainframe, cell phone, and digital processors of all kinds, everywhere…

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Jun 25, 2008

Attention Boeing/AirBus — Start working on blimps!

When I rent a car these days I try to rent a prius. I love gliding silently through the streets, pulling up to fast food windows and not having to shout over the rumble of an engine. Imagine if we could fly in such silent style. Imagine if…

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Feb 25, 2008

Powerpoint version of Shift Happens Movie

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The purpose of this presentation was originally to inspire a group of educators at a single school in Colorado to take their job seriously and invest in education. From that intended audience of 250 people…

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Dec 7, 2007

Decode Your Genome For $1,000

from Consumerist by Chris Walters

For $1,000, a small California-based company called 23andMe (financed in part by Google) will decode your DNA and tell you whatever it can about your predispositions, health risks, and family traits — for example…

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Dec 7, 2007

Tired of waiting on hold — outsource your waiting to India

It’s not just for Fortune 500 companies, you can use a company like Brickwork and pay someone $4/hr to sit on hold for you. From the website:

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Dec 5, 2007

The future of social networks

It seems there are new social tools created everyday. So I had a few questions:

How long does it take for these networks to reach critical mass?
What happens when the market is saturated?

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Sep 3, 2007

A new site, again

I have had my first real stretch of free time in almost 4 years these past 2 weeks. With it, I thought I would clean a little house and update my website. I have 2 goals with this new site: consolidate and simplify.