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Musing about global and opensource

April 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Four pillars

I missed this the first time around, and then only noticed it because I use WordPress. I quote from a Matt post on the WordPress blog:

Looking for something fun to do this summer? All college and university students around the world are invited to apply to get paid $4,500 USD to work on your favorite [...]

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On creativity and cannibalism and culture and DRM

April 15th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Four pillars

When I was a kid growing up in Calcutta, many things amazed me. [Actually, in this respect, not much has changed. I continue to be amazed by what I see. I guess I must be easy to amaze...]. One of the things that amazed me as a child was the way Indian mechanics kept things [...]

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Blogs and gender and age and location

April 15th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Four pillars

One of the more unusual things I’ve noticed about the blogosphere is the way that discrimination disappears. The people I read, the people I link to, the people who read this blog, whatever cut I choose, everything seems to level out. Barriers to entry are low, and, despite recent blogosphere events, threats to personal space [...]

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