Of Code, Free Speech, and Weapons
We are in a world where free speech (in the form of computer code) can create real world objects and actions that are themselves regulated or outright illegal.
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Campus Party Europe 2012 presentation: Scaling Social Innovation
Speaking notes from my talk with on the role of open source models in scaling social change.
A shallow alcove on the left.
“The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound […] would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision ...
ARRRR: More on Piracy and HBO
Sorry, but you must play in the market - you must offer a price; merely saying it’s too expensive is not acceptable
Maddening Development Madlibs
There is a set of tropes, if you will, in startup social-enterprise projects.
On Piracy, Business Models, and Game of Thrones
Over at FastCompany, Robert Levine writes that pirating Game of Thrones is a direct attack on this emerging genre of actually good TV shows
Technology, Cost, Outcomes: The Open Source debate does matter in ICT4D
The ICT_Works blog has come out swinging: Linux vs. Microsoft is the most useless debate in ICT4D
Exploring the Un-mappable: Bangkok Markets
Bangkok is truly infinite in all directions.
Social Currency Unleashed: Bitcoin? (on FastCoExist)
Here’s our cryptocurrenct FastCo big idea from last week
The change economy
Over at FastCoExist, my colleague and I are rolling out a series of big changes and ideas in economy
Against Appification
My wife and I bought a new TV that comes with, as most new TVs seem to, an app store. And it sucks. By gods, the offerings are horrible.
Reflecting on Haiti, Disasters, and Technology
Two years ago, in the aftermath of the January, 2010 earthquake, hackers and social activists led a charge and saved lives in Haiti
Top Blog Posts from 2011
Not a very bloggy year, but I like to think I made up for quantity with quality.
At FastCo.Exist: It’s Time To Start Judging Nonprofits Like For-Profits
A rant on the tight hold “overhead” has on nonprofit financials and giving decisions I wrote with my colleague is up on Co.Exist.
SOPA
Look. I’m going on vacation tomorrow. I have promised myself to keep my stress levels down, so this is as much as you’ll hear from me about SOPA