The final video is out, and it’s pretty good.
But the author misses something important in every example of collaborative/social/web2.0 web sites: Yahoo, CNN, Blogger, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, etc.
The machine isn’t ours.
The singularity of human information we are creating with our writing, searching, tagging, and linking is hosted, censored, and managed by a small number of companies. The entire infrastructure of Web 2.0 is based on centralized command-and-control rather than decentralized hosting.
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ViaTalk has a 10-minute free VOIP service. Not sure how useful this would be for someone who already has a Skype account and trusts their network, but a great idea for travelers who aren’t using Skype for some reason and need to get a quick phone call out.
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Ok, even funnier than the last video. If you’ve ever done tech support, whether as a profession or for family, this is a must-view.
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My obligatory funny video of the day.
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Funniest thing I’ve seen today. Subscribed.
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Copyright is supposed to be a balanced deal struck between society and creative people, allowing them some limited exclusive rights to their ideas and expressions in return for the work they put into them.
Unfortunately, businesses like Disney have lobbied many times and turned that simple idea into an unlimited, unrestricted monopoly on ideas, music, movies, etc.
So what is the optimum length of a copyright? Turns out the founding fathers had it right: 14 years.
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I always enjoy Bruce Schneier’s take on security issues, and this article about terrorist’s misunderstood motives is dead on.
It’s a feedback loop with no easy solution.
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/eco-tip_batteries.php
New laptop coming this week that will spend most of the time on a desk, so good stuff to know.
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When writing the OOXML documentation for functions, Microsoft rushed to market with a closed, proprietary development process. The result? Significant issues with the documentation of how those functions should operate.
This is the problem with a closed-source mentality to developing “standards.” The process assumes infallibility on the part of the authors. Excel is the best spreadsheet application, hands-down, but it doesn’t mean that Microsoft has the ability or the inclination to really focus on making the standard perfect.
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I was expecting this… please allow me to be the millionth blogger to link to this video today:
http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone
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