No doubt this was just an accidental slip by a photo caption editor on autopilot, but still it’s disheartening to
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The default category for posts on this site; the equivalent of “Uncategorized” in a fresh WordPress installation :-).
Does Microsoft’s Horacio Gutierrez lie, or does he just not know?
Microsoft recently claimed that open source code (in particular the Linux kernel) violates 235 of Microsoft’s patents. It’s not clear
Continue readingBen Collins-Sussman on hacking and hackers.
[Blogcheck alert, blogcheck alert!] So what’s the blogiquette take on writing a post that’s essentially a link to another post
Continue readingHow to tell that software patents are a bad idea.
I’ve written elsewhere about how software patents harm software development. This article is about how there’s very little corresponding benefit
Continue readingHelp spread the “search://” meme!
How often do you find yourself writing an email in which you tell someone to do an Internet search? If
Continue readingDon Imus comes out against freedom of speech.
Brief background for those who haven’t been following this particular bit of theater: The radio commentator Don Imus, while watching
Continue readingA Modest Proposal: How to Make Everyone Happy About Lesbian and Gay Marriage
The debate about lesbian/gay marriage has reached a stage of pure symbolism: many people are now comfortable with the idea
Continue reading“Beautiful Code” book soon to be released
The book Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think is about to be released, says Greg Wilson, one of
Continue readingImmigration raids and the national conscience.
The letter below was sent by my friend Jim Blandy to the governor of Oregon, Jim’s state. In it, Jim
Continue readingMy deal.
In 2005, Nat Torkington edited a series of posts called Burn In over at O’Reilly Radar. He described them as
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