Todd Simmons

Gamers recently succeeded in solving a protein puzzle, beating a computer algorithm: http://bit.ly/bwKOkz Great ex of using games for good.

Verizon & Google announced their net neutrality proposal today. Definitely a mixed bag. Engadget explains what’s in it: http://bit.ly/dj38iz

More on net neutrality–Has the FCC has been sidelined by the Google/Verizon news? GigaOm thinks they should “man up”: http://bit.ly/cDhwa6

Bad news for net neutrality–Google & Verizon are reportedly near a deal that would create paid tiers for web content: http://bit.ly/8ZqxCM

Google’s Android is now the top selling operating system on U.S. smartphones: http://bit.ly/cOeRoG That’s amazing growth in a short time.

There’s a movement afoot to create open-source textbooks to combat inflated prices: http://nyti.ms/dujb42 Sounds great to this grad student.

Gartenberg argues that software interfaces should embrace a digital aesthetic rather than emulating real world objects: http://bit.ly/aoOljt

Insightful piece in NYTimes on how the act of tweeting (or status updating) shapes our self-perception: http://nyti.ms/9QtwfI

Does the Nintendo 3DS have a broken business model compared to games on iPhone? http://bit.ly/bczRbJ I hope Nintendo can prove otherwise.

The traditional relationships between book publishers, agents, and retailers are being upended by the shift to e-books: http://n.pr/dCZXlJ