Allocation and Consequence

This weekend, I found the consequences of a hawk catching a pigeon in my driveway. It basically looked as though a grenade had blown it to pieces.  There were about a hundred and fifty feathers spread all over, strangely, there was not much red in the picture. This led me to a few thoughts on [...]

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Has Web 2.0 had a Corrosive Effect on Democracy?

Andrew Keen, a central critic of all things Web 2.0, argues that the widespread amateurism of the internet is destroying our culture. Is he correct?

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Comparison of Open Source Activity by Country

My senior year in college I wrote a paper about Open Source and it’s implementation in Brazil. This work follows that same line of thought. This is really cool because it shows how different governments are implementing open source. It’s especially interesting that some countries (USA, China) have such active communities, while other countries (France, [...]

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