“I get myself psyched up to make a difference, and then we always end up with the same old things: men who have no personality or charisma, who are as impassioned as planks when speaking, who seem to have sketchy morals, and who exist totally disconnected from the majority of Americans.”
megnut
Tough Love for MacBird
Why open sourcing MacBird was handled wrong.
The Economics of Software Complexity
“Why does it happen? Specifically, what are the economic forces that drive it? How does free software differ from proprietary in this regard?”
“I was not inclined to visit a site called Fozbaca for some reason. I did anyway and it’s not bad at all. Just another weblog, but it does what a weblog should do.” browse0tron March 2000
Thanks.
“…you consider Altoids, Salt-&-Vinegar chips, and blue Teeni Hugs a balanced diet. (or even an acceptable combination.)”
But they are a good combination 🙂
Greed undermines benefits of digital technology
“WHEN they wrote the Constitution, the nation’s founders didn’t figure on digital technology’s impact. But I’m convinced they would have been appalled by the way greed has overcome the public interest when it comes to intellectual property.”
The relevant constitutional language is the eighth clause in Section 8 of Article I. It gives Congress the responsibility “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.”