Politics
This speech, in honor of Aaron Swartz, pretty much sums up why I work on the web. This is why it's worthwhile. He was part of an army of citizens that rejects kings and generals and believes in rough consensus and running code. [...] Aaron Swartz was not a
Politics
If there was any doubt that the Internet is radically changing democracy, check this out: Spain's new political party, the Partido de Internet, is a policy-agnostic political party that makes its decisions based on the will of a community based on Agora, a virtual parliament platform. [...] Agora is
November was a hard blogging month for me. I managed two posts: a single embedded TEDx talk (albeit one by Kaliya, who I respect greatly), and one about Thanksgiving. I just didn't have it in me. You see, I don't love tech on its own; I
Note: it's been pointed out in the comments (and elsewhere) that the source article is full of inaccuracies. Here's the rebuttal. Nonetheless, I think there's strong interest in a new kind of democracy that takes its inspiration from the hierarchy flattening we've
I’m an American citizen, and I approve this message: Personally, I think there’s only one way to go, but make up your own mind. America, please get out there, read about the candidates, look past the propaganda and the smear campaigns, and make an informed vote today. Project
The Internet has, undeniably, changed our culture. For most of the 20th century, we paid for our news, entertainment, art and literature. We allowed businesses to act as gatekeepers for this content, and accepted that the media landscape would be dictated by decisions made in the boardroom. Publishers, movie studio