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eisbaer··on Handwriting input comes to Gmail and Google Docs
I hope I'll be able to upload scanned sheets with handwriting on them and have them recognized.

I've tried LiveScribe and various other tablet handwriting recognition and being able to take a picture of/scan a handwritten sheet and make it into a google doc would blow anything else out of the water.

Unfortunately, I have no idea how niche such a feature would be or if it would be worth their while.

eisbaer··on MITx First Course "6.002x Circuits and Electronics" is Live
They might be using it because of the study about font legibility and learning retention that was all over the news last year:

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_revenge_of_comic...

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/01/13/new-stu...

Kathy Sierra and Burt Bates also used these types of fonts in their "Head First" series for O'reilly. I have never gotten into those books, but many people love them.

eisbaer··on Why I’m Kissing Spotify Goodbye
Based on your comments and looking around the site, I was excited about checking Mog out. Requiring facebook is a deal breaker for me. Why restrict the way users can join?
eisbaer··on [dead]
Signs point to yes: http://statemachines.tumblr.com/post/5485532083/the-capitali...