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>> Exactly which part of investing billions of dollars acquiring and developing a technology and giving it away for free, lowering the price of consumer devices, needs to be preven…

When Jobs claimed that Android was a stolen product and that he was willing to go nuclear on it, this is what he meant. And his claims have some merit. It is hard to blame Apple fo…

Actually, when it comes to Microsoft Research, Microsoft does it the right way. Although it is considered a good thing for research projects to be incorporated into products, many …

Comic sans has a place as a font which may be easier for dyslexic students to read.

It is better not to use advance sales funds to run the event. Fund pre event expenses from sponsors and/or a line of credit. Then if, for some reason, you have to refund the advanc…

Smaller specialized standard plugins.

Locks don't prevent cars from being stolen or homes from being robbed. Determined attackers have the advantage. The real problem with DRM is the lack of convenience and user unfrie…

It should not be a matter of degree. Selective punishment is unjust whether it is done in a courtroom or a kindergarten class.

The death of Aaron Swartz is a loss to his family, his friends, and to society. The focus on the prosecutors, however, makes me uneasy. I can support a review of the conduct of the…

Not all prisons are the same. Martha Stewart seems to have survived her felony conviction and her jail time.

By itself this statistic doesn't tell the complete story. For example, according to Wikipedia, the incarceration rate in India is 30 per 100000. By itself, the incarceration rate d…

Hmmm. The place where you get caned for graffiti? Let's institute caning as the punishment for illegal hacking. Problem solved.

Android hasn't worked out well for HTC.

The tools within Word that help with the task of document/story creation are underapreciated. Outline view, spell checking, comments, and synonym/dictionary are very useful for my …

What you'll be able to download real soon, if not already, are LEGO blocks. I wonder what LEGO is planning to do about it.

Copyleft restricts individuals as well. What about plagiarism? Is it theft? Copyright is about the holder of the IP being able to control the use of the IP. Consumers can either ac…