Vote your conscience.
Year: 2008
There are a lot of pundits, experts and techno-utopians who think they know what Web 2.0 is. I’ve written about what I think it is. But what does Eric Schmidt the CEO of Google think it is? “Uh, well, Web 2.0 is a marketing term […]” — Eric Schmidt. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QJmmdw3b0&hl=en] Take that you techno-Utopians!
Recently my Sony computer bit the dust. The motherboard went south and there was not much I could do but pitch the machine and buy a new one. I salvaged all that I could and am recycling the rest. I decided to take my FreeNAS server and convert it to a Home Theater PC (HTPC). … Read More “MythTV on my old Asus” »
This is an idea of short story because I have been reading a lot of Asimov’s work. I stopped writing after the first paragraph. I found I did not have a unique story to tell that was not already written by Asimov. There was nothing in the story for me to explore emotionally or technologically. … Read More “The Positronic Brain” »
I must confess a bit of emotionalism when I posted the entry about fighting the Wikipedia editorial cartel. For some absurd reason I had invested a lot of emotional energy into a rather small Wikipedia edit. I think my expectation were different than what I encountered. After calming down a bit and making another attempt … Read More “Editorializing about the Wikipedia Cartel” »
Preamble: Wikipedia is NOT a public sphere. Web 2.0 Criticism of original research FayssalF claims that the entry in criticism was synthesis. Jehcochman claims it is original research. Yet neither of wikipedia editor provide specific detail as to how their claims are valid. Simply stating a thing does not make it true, it makes it … Read More “Fighting the Wikipedia cartel” »
Reverse technology anthropomorphism is a process where complex human interactions are described through computer technology interactions. The goal is to highlight the advantages of the technology while masking the complexities of communications I said it first (as far as I can determine).
I’ve often written about the inappropriateness of blogging about work. It is just is not wise for one’s long term career goals. All that being said I still am want to say something.  Well today I did, sort of, say something.  I was in a meeting discussing social media and I was asked if a … Read More “Don't speak your mind” »
I’ve often written about the inappropriateness of blogging about work. It is just is not wise for one’s long term career goals. All that being said I still am want to say something. Well today I did, sort of, say something. I was in a meeting discussing social media and I was asked if a … Read More “Don’t speak your mind” »
Calling my cellphone, to Jott a note which will end up on Twitter and Skype, but it will also end up on my WordPress blog. The question is, will it end up on both at the same time. It will, if I create a Twitter group, you know, it’s a pretty crazy stuff but I’m … Read More “Calling my cellphone,…” »