On WiFi and SF
Here’s a good article by Tim Cavanaugh on Gavin Newsom’s silly ideas about free WiFi.
Technology & Society
Here’s a good article by Tim Cavanaugh on Gavin Newsom’s silly ideas about free WiFi.
Here’s my column on VoIP and the upcoming TRO decision.
I have no idea if this photo’s been altered at all, but it and this story are hilarious!
Here’s my column on digital economies and the game Second Life. SL has a currency called the Linden dollar that trades against the American dollar.
One of the speakers at ACC04 is Cory Ondrejka, VP of Product Development for Linden Lab, creators of Second Life. Since I’m introducing him, I decided to log on at Second Life and try out the game. I *love* it.
This is one of the best conferences of the entire year, and not just because I’m emceeing. Anyone who’s interested in tech and the future needs to be here.
If I ever get some free time to play a game (maybe over Christmas…), I’m going to try one of these. What a cool company.
Someone posted to Craig’s List asking for a fight. Classic.
Here’s my column on e-voting and why it’s humans, not the machines, that matter most.
You can read the entire column here, but the summary is this: “California’s proposition choices paint a picture of a state that is pro-technology but could use some lessons in economics and political theory. Supporting stem cell research and opposing
With all the chattering about Democrats who want to move to Canada because their team lost, it didn’t take long for someone to create a new map. You can compare it to the actual red and blue states.
That’s right, my mother (and my liberal hairdresser) both told me before the election they thought Bush should win, and of course, he did. Talking with people outside of the regular political machines tends to be a really good way