In Does the universe actually look like that?, Planetary Astronomer Mike finally satisfies everyone who looks at those beautiful photographs
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The default category for posts on this site; the equivalent of “Uncategorized” in a fresh WordPress installation :-).
Security through promiscuity.
“390,000 people will have access to the database, but will have gone through stringent security training.” You can’t make this
Continue readingCiviCRM Saves the Day
I just had a very satisfying free software experience! Over the last few months, my non-profit organization (QuestionCopyright.org) has been
Continue readingWanted: Patent attorney who cares about software freedom.
This notice just went up at the Software Freedom Law Center… Could it have anything to do with Microsoft filing
Continue readingDear Planetary Astronomer Mike…
Planetary Astronomer Mike answered my question! Forget micropayments or maps mashups — this gets my vote for Best New Internet Resource. Who
Continue readingbkrpr — The Book Ripper project
The Bkrpr (Book Ripper) project is going to do for printed text what CD ripping software did for recorded music:
Continue readingObamadorable.
Outdoors at the inaugural celebration, Columbia University: Never forget — we must be the change we wish to see on TV (zoom
Continue readingInterview With Nina Paley, at QuestionCopyright.org
I just spent weeks learning more than I ever wanted to know about the sorry state of video editing on
Continue reading5 Not-So-Easy Questions
Jurgen Appelo, who runs the noop.nl: Managing Software Development blog, asked me if I’d answer some questions by email for
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