A historical collection of our writing.
If you have been following along, we are now on Step 5 of the web cycle where we find ourselves at the server that is answering an HTTP request. Because the HTTP protocol is well defined anyone in theory can implement a web server. In practice these days most people run one of less than […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Peter Thiel was interviewed by Francis Fukuyama (he of the “End of History”). The interview is well worth reading as it contains a lot of provocative thoughts. I agree with Thiel that the US government has lost its ability to achieve the kind of progress represented by the great public works […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Last year I mentioned Americans Elect twice as part of other posts. Since I am still typing mostly with my left hand, I am simply pointing everyone to Fred’s post about Americans Elect today. Americans Elect has the potential to be super important but only if more people know about it. I am […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Sorry, no Tech Tuesday today. Can’t type a long post until my right hand gets better or I get dictation set up. In the meantime: a huge thank you to everyone who contributed suggestions and help. I have received tons of excellent advice. Thanks! […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Years ago I had a run-in with carpal tunnel syndrome. I stopped typing for a while altogether and then switched to a split keyboard and eased back into typing as slowly as I could. Thankfully the pain went away. After some time without problems I got sloppy, put away the split keyboard and happily […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
In 2010, I wrote about ACTA several times. Essentially, ACTA was a behind the scenes effort to create a global copyright framework that would significantly strengthen rightsholders’ enforcement options. The initial ACTA process was held in secret for several years before drafts of the agreement […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
