a blog about information
Yesterday I wrote about interventions that were needed to ensure that the Second Machine Age does not accelerate inequality. Continuing to think about that, I wanted to share a few things that came my way over the past 24 hours. First, let me add a few bits about inequality. The Gini … Continue reading “Of barons and corvos, continued”
The Cluetrain continues to roll. Two of the original authors, Doc Searls and David Weinberger, have set out some New Clues. If you want to tune in (or for that matter, if you want to turn on or drop out) the Gillmor Gang piece in TechCrunch is a good place to start. Dave Winer’s got … Continue reading “And then we win”
I was born in a house that housed a printing press in its basement. When I first left home, it was in that basement that I stayed. [Not for long: my need of home cooking proved far greater than my yearning for independence]. We left that house around 1960, and I grew up in flats … Continue reading “Bureaucracy as a platform? The power of diversity”
The first “job” I ever had was mind-numbingly boring. I had to go every morning to Kidderpore Docks in Calcutta, find my way to a steelyard there, walk over to the only building in the steelyard, and proceed to occupy that space from 8am to 5pm. A desolate job in a desolate … Continue reading “Of sharing and millionaires and learning: A Sunday stroll”
That used to be an iPhone. And if I’d been alert and I’d followed my father’s advice, it would still be an iPhone. One of his favourite sayings was “Nothing mechanical needs forcing”. Over the years I’ve sort-of expanded it to read “nothing mechanical that has been designed properly should need the use of … Continue reading “More on journeys and destinations”