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  1. Continuing to follow up on a bet I had with AaronSw.
  2. I have no idea how this got into my open tabs. I disagree a lot. But it's good rant.
  3. The Economist takes up the issue of network services and autonomy!
  4. Word. I knew how to get around the NYT paywall and happily bought a subscription. As the author suggests, I like being treated as an adult.
  5. Talk about perverse incentives.
  6. Journalists versus the Internet. Guess which side Gladwell takes? Gladwell would be well served to not reviewing books he has such stake in. I've never seen him look this defensive or uninformed.
  7. "Here’s a provocative talk by Michael Heller about the problems of private ownership."
  8. Interesting. But speculation that a report may have existed that implied these things seems like pretty week ammution.
  9. Amazing graph of natural gas price fluctuations. The robots are running the show people.
  10. Feel good article about FOSS although not a lot of new things to say.
  11. Great conversation/debate between Nina Paley and Corey Doctorow. Wow!
  12. Nice post mostly about the fact that hosting free network services can be expensive and that self-hosting can be a rather tricky proposition.
  13. nice writeup by the author of liar's poker
  14. "Getting your stuff fixed instead of throwing it away is good for the environment as well as for your bank balance. So why is this craft dying out in America?" Via Don Marti.
  15. Classic essay.
  16. "With the financial meltdown eroding IT budgets, large investment banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions have been forced to rethink their attitudes toward open source technology. Use of open source technology is quietly booming in the capital markets because of increased cost pressures, and analysts predict the current economic conditions will drive further industry adoption."
  17. "How could the flow of high-quality music continue despite sharp reductions in firms’ ability to appropriate revenue. The puzzle’s resolution may lie in the observation that technological change has not only reduced effective demand; it has also reduced costs of bringing music to market. The costs of creation, promotion, and distribution have all been revolutionised by new information and communications technologies."
  18. Jobs are needed to "to cope with the Windows 7 launch." Sounds about right. ;)

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