Through the Interface

Books

  • Le Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris

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    My best attempt to describe this technical, industrial museum is as a Mecca for Makers. It's not a funky new space with a bunch of hipsters manning 3D printers – not that I have a problem with such spaces… I love those spaces 🙂 – rather it's a shrine to all manner of human invention […]

  • Thinking about security – Part 2

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    In the first post in this series, we talked a little about product security in AutoCAD and why having a JavaScript API doesn't make AutoCAD less secure. We also took the chance to talk about the SECURELOAD mechanism, mainly saying that it's a good thing. Today we're going to talk about why it's such a […]

  • More interview fun

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    Thanks to all who have provided feedback on my recent interview with John Walker. Here is a PDF of the complete series for those who would rather use that format for offline viewing (please think twice before printing all 27 pages, though). The interview proved to be a very interesting activity - even more so […]

  • A good read

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    Today is a national holiday in Switzerland: the Jeûne Fédéral, or national fasting day (here is some related information), although I have to admit I haven't done anything of the sort. In fact I may just have done the complete opposite. Oh well. I didn't get the chance to put together a technical post for […]