Googling for John Perry's online manifesto brought up this article and interview with Jaron Lanier. Well worth reading and listening into.
As for the declaration of independence itself, here you go:
Governments of the Industrial World, you...
Just stumbled across this article, claiming that US officials and/or Google are closing in on the hacker(s) responsible for hacking their service. The news being that it probably was a student from a university. I just find that to be such an easy...
1. Software is a poor organizing principle for digital production.
2. Digital literacy should reach beyond the limitations of software.
3. Discourse should not be trapped by production technologies.
4. Accommodate and forgive the end user, not the...
The launch of the iPad (a name I still find rather unfortunate) kicked of a flurry of hoorays and boos from all over the web. It has really been quite funny to follow. I do have to admit I too have my problems with the iPad (or rather the iPodTouch which...
stumbled across this wonderfully nerdy talk on Python. The intriguing part is the fact that this is a googler talking to googlers. As I have gone through and experimented my RoR book, and a friend mentioned Python the other day, it reignited my interest....
Well it looks like I will FINALLY get to play a game of Diplomacy again shortly, it is unfortunate that I am not able to play it more often. Disregarding the fact that finding 6 eager friends that are willing to set aside an entire day (and then some) to...
I really like the message of 6Changes . It is s new project by Leo Babauta, I stumbled across him on Twitter and have gotten lost on his site many o' time since.
excerpt from 6Changes.com
What I love about the New Year is the hope that we all seem to...
Stumbled across this wonderfully simple yet efficient web-app over at zenhabbits and I have to say I am sold. I remember listening to "David Allen - Getting Things Done Fast" and one of his corner stones where lists. All in all highly efficient. I have...
I just had my definition for "webtard" accepted on the Urban Dictionary that I am frightfully proud of. And in the hope to have it included in the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary I need your votes. My definition is the 4th 2nd on the list....