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The Cathedral and the Pirate

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:13:24 -0700

Along comes Google, the pirate. It uses a new kind of ship, swift and agile that can dart among the lumbering Microsoft galleons. The galleons have three and four rows of heavy cannon, but they are too ungainly to turn, and the big guns, so effective when attacking a fixed fortress, can hit nothing...

Engelab Iran | Inspired? No

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:24:47 -0700

Not the cut-and-dry political analysis... this comes from a Norwegian traveler who has friends in Iran.

SAP Turns To SaaS To Avoid Extinction, Says BusinessWeek - Global CIO Blog - InformationWeek

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:46:44 -0700

From the page: "I think BusinessWeek might want to execute a spectacular U-turn with this BusinessExchange idea and hit the "reader-value button" as it leaps back onto the integrity and accuracy bandwagon and maybe considers that Business Exchange should not avoid extinction."

Long live the Sneakernet: Computings most resilient network | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

Tue, 26 May 2009 06:20:58 -0700

sneakernet is alive

iPhone apps are Googles biggest threat in mobile search | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:54:37 -0700

From the page: "Google created the Android mobile OS because it wants its search engine to remain relevant as the world migrates more toward mobile computing. But Google�s biggest challenge in mobile search is not other search engines or platforms, it�s apps �" particularly iPhone apps."

thingamy: France, law makers and the Internet - scary

Mon, 04 May 2009 07:51:23 -0700

Francj internet law, "three strikes you're out"

Who Has Time For This?: Carless for a Year

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:56:40 -0700

rent vs. buy: who would have thought?

SpendMatters: T&Watch: Do You Concur? At Least Not Behind the Firewall Anymore ...

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:12:08 -0700

Software house swithcing to SaaS

Adventures in Capitalism: The Danger Of Generous Safety Nets: Why The European Model Destroys The Soul

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:13:24 -0700

From the page: "I think the argument that the European model does not create as much happiness as the US model would carry a little more weight if the people of the US were actually happier than those in European countries. "

Goodbye, Google | stopdesign

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:13:04 -0700

From the page: "I learned that Google had set its course long before I arrived. Google was a massive aircraft carrier, and I was just a small dingey trying to push it a few degrees North."