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You may or may not like him, but Jaron Lanier is right in that interview: It is dangerous that corporations control the data of devices you are supposed to wear. Scoble doesn't see…

> If you’re a European and work in tech in San Francisco, every summer you’ll be inundated with dozens of emails from friends, contacts and unknown European entrepreneurs who will …

'Self-defense'? The post's key quote sums up Google's relation to RSS: lead with a compelling user experience first and then build an API from there, an API which may be based on o…

The post is spot on. Firefox is a great browser, but reading the OP's last paragraphs, users rarely choose software for quality alone . The most popular alternatives to Firefox are…

Not a fan of Flash either, but the Internet is not the Web. You say "The Internet works better" without formats like Flash. To my knowledge the Internet does not discriminate betwe…

You have to keep things in perspective. LibreOffice does not look nice but it is functional. What is its main function? For many people, it has completely replaced Microsoft Office…

Key quote. Since I’ve been out of the Silicon-Valley-centred tech industry, I’ve become increasingly convinced that it’s morally bankrupt and essentially toxic to our society. Comp…

This turned out to be a historic announcement. Note that the release was in source and binary form. The liberal copyright policy wisely chosen by Tim Berners-Lee was an important r…