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Yesterday’s Times Open event was a huge success. For a developer program in its infancy, turnout was excellent—140 attendees out of about 400 total applicants, according to Derek Gottfrid, the MC and principal organizer. Topics ranged from APIs to widgets to business models, but the message was clear: The New York Times is, suddenly, a platform company.

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The wireless “N” protocol (802.11n) blows me away. I just downloaded the install image for Unbuntu Server in under five minutes, at max speeds above 1MB / second, over a WiFi connection!

Don’t try this at home

Well, try, but don’t get your hopes up. I happen to work literally blocks from MIT, which is where I grabbed this from.