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March, 2014

Some thoughts on Brendan Eich and Prop 8

I'm trying to decide where I stand on Brendan Eich and Mozilla. A quick recap: Brendan Eich, inventor of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla, became CEO of the corporate arm recently. Unfortunately, he also donated $1000 to Proposition 8, the Mormon-sponsored movement against marriage equality. Mitchell Baker remains Chairperson of the ...
March 28, 2014

Seeking an #indieweb alternative to Google Voice

The whole time I've been in the US, I've been using a Google Voice number to communicate. Here it is: +1 (312) 488-9373. The reasons are numerous: I can get phone calls on any of my connected devices, even when I'm out of the country. I can change phone service providers at ...
March 19, 2014

A list of independent, non-military drone projects

Here are some independent, non-military projects involving drones. These are projects that aren't selling drones in themselves, but rather are using drones as the backbone of the project. I've listed a single contact person for each one, which is usually the CEO but may also be the lead engineer: Deliveries & ...
March 19, 2014

"Every time a company hires someone who isn't a young male, they run a risk."

Obviously, the title to this post isn't my opinion. Instead, it's a paraphrase of something from a Dave Winer post today: I don't know if there's any solution to this. I certainly don't advocate not hiring people Roy's age -- I'm now older than he was then. But every time a ...
March 17, 2014