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(First published March 28, 2003 on the “Networks, Economics, and Culture” mailing list)
“The future always comes too fast and in the wrong order.” — Alvin Toffler
For most of the past year, on many US airlines, those phones inserted into the middle seat have borne a label reading “Service Disconnected.” Those labels tell a simple story — people don’t like to make $40 phone calls. They tell a more complicated one as well, about the economics of connectivity and about two competing visions for access to our various networks. One of these visions is the one everyone wants — ubiquitous and convenient — and the other vision is the one we get — spotty and cobbled together.
Continue reading “Permanet, Nearlynet, and Wireless Data (by Clay Shirky)”
Decidan ustedes! 😀
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Linux took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich Victory could be a huge step in climb by up-and-comer
On the brink of losing a pivotal account to an ascending rival, Microsoft last March dispatched CEO Steve Ballmer to the rescue.
The German city of Munich was balking at a $36.6 million proposal from Microsoft to upgrade 14,000 desktop PCs to the latest versions of Windows and Office. Instead, Munich — Germany’s third-largest city and a technology hub for Central Europe — was leaning toward a switch to Linux, the upstart computer operating system whose open-source code is continually improved by volunteer programmers worldwide.
Continue reading “Linux took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich Victory could be a huge step in climb by up-and-comer”
Ahora la pregunta es: ¿cuánto tiempo podré aguantar sin jugar?
Bizarre Game Targets Women: Hunting for Bambi
(July 10) — It’s a new form of adult entertainment, and men are paying thousands of dollars to shoot naked women with paint ball guns. They’re coming to Las Vegas to do it. This bizarre new sport has captured the attention of people around the world, but Channel 8 Eyewitness News reporter LuAnne Sorrell is the only person who has interviewed the game’s founder.
Continue reading “Imbéciles. Animales. Putas. Imbéciles.”
My so called life* 