I meant to post a note about the backlash against MySpace.com, which I have written about before, in early February but I forgot. Wired, however, has not, and they include an article about the backlash and a guide for parents.
While in Orlando, I heard on CNBC that MySpace.com subscriber growth was 165,000+ per month, and [...]
One of the largest problems we face is a lack of organized lobbying on behalf of the everyday tech industry. The amount of ignorance–and not malicious intent–is stunning and contributing to dangerous trends. Here’s a quick round-up of some of the most recent mind-blowing examples of what I mean:
The US Air Force issues DMCA take [...]
Also tagged Boing Boing, culture, law, TechPeople who know me will understand why I agree/dig this picture of nature, as featured on Boing Boing:
Also tagged Boing Boing, natureScience 2.0 sounds a whole lot like epidemiology, political science, sociology, and–egad!–anthropology. *eye roll*
Also tagged 2.0, anthropology, criticism, economics, epidemiology, political science, Science (journal), sociologyIn the current issue of Wired, Jason Silverman writes:
Michela Ledwidge wants her film to be more than watchable. She wants it to be remixable. By February, the director plans to post all of the raw material for Sanctuary, her 10-minute sci-fi movie about a girl, her computer, and a mysterious murder, on www.modfilms.com. Expect nearly [...]
Two days ago, an article of mine about the next big trends in computer networking technology was published in High Tech Bulletin. The two trends focused on are BitTorrent and grid computing.
High Tech Bulletin is a twice-monthly e-zine written by Gregg Early but often features guest writers, including in-house people like myself.
Today, Wired [...]