Scroogled
What if Google controlled your life. A great fiction piece by Cory Doctorow Continue reading Scroogled
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Digg getting more social
No? Really? Continue reading Digg getting more social
Free the WSJ and the $ will come!
Kara Swisher advocates for a free WSJ. I predict it will happen very very soon. This year? Rupert Murdoch won’t let me down. WSJ will be free before the end of 2007 and that’s that. […] while a paid model might have been right in the past, having a larger, powerful and global owner changes … Continue reading Free the WSJ and the $ will come!
Amazon Architecture. Amazon’s Frugality
Amazon Architecture over at High Scalability. Of note a few items for team building and team dynamics as well as product management: If you have a new business idea or problem you want to solve you form a team. Limit the team to 8-10 people because communication hard. They are called two pizza teams. The … Continue reading Amazon Architecture. Amazon’s Frugality
Fair use fairy tale
A very silly report on "fair use" gets caustic treatment over at Nick Carr’s blog Rough Type. No wonder. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, a lobbying group for tech companies, has just issued a report called "Fair Use in the U.S. Economy." It purports to show that "the fair use economy" is larger than … Continue reading Fair use fairy tale
Richard Stallman at U of T
Via Greg Wilson:World-renowned activist and free software developer Dr. Richard Stallman, founder of the free software movement, will speak on “Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks” in Matthews Auditorium, Room 137, Kaneff Center, University of Toronto, Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N., on Thursday, July 5th at 5 pm. Details here. Some folks … Continue reading Richard Stallman at U of T
Fixing Hyperbio
I am fixing all my feeds problems. Oh my God! What the hell is going on! Best way to spend time at the LA lounge on the way back to TO on a red eye flight. I am still hoping to get an upgrade on this flight so that I can sleep before getting to … Continue reading Fixing Hyperbio
DemoCamp 11
DemoCamp 11 is happening this evening. Details and registration are below. Date: Monday, November 20, 2006Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pmLocation: MaRS, 101 College Street West. The demo schedule this week includes the much awaited Firestoker demo. Continue reading DemoCamp 11
Don’t spend a cent week
The first 3 days of my don’t spend a cent week have gone very well. No complaints. Have not spent a dime, not even for food. Chris Nolan would be proud! Now I thought it would be quite easy to do this but… I have a challenge: what to do about food this weekend? I … Continue reading Don’t spend a cent week