Enraged by abusive lawsuits, anonymous troll slayers fight back | Ars Technica
Besides the specific cases mentioned by the writer, the issue is fascinating for what it says about the status of rights today--and points to areas where "the social" needs something more than vigilante defence. (And I'm also reminded of Brunner's The Shockwave Rider. But, then, so much of the present we find ourselves in tiredly lives out his bleak anticipations.)
2013-03-03
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2013-02-08
Lotus 1-2-3 turns 30: Mitch Kapor on the Google before Google
Lotus 1-2-3 turns 30: Mitch Kapor on the Google before Google [printer-friendly] • The Register
A good examination of the trajectory of Lotus 1-2-3. But it also puts into relief the very real differences that obtained then--30 years ago--and today, when no one app is expected to do it all, and indeed, we expect the opposite. The Internet has made efficient flexibility not just possible but mandatory, and it has also ushered in a focus on community (the something more than a market) that is only growing.
A good examination of the trajectory of Lotus 1-2-3. But it also puts into relief the very real differences that obtained then--30 years ago--and today, when no one app is expected to do it all, and indeed, we expect the opposite. The Internet has made efficient flexibility not just possible but mandatory, and it has also ushered in a focus on community (the something more than a market) that is only growing.
2012-12-09
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