Category Archives: social
Code of Conduct
Brad has some great comments on my post about how software needs to extend beyond a single locality. I’ve yet to be happy with the “comment” structure of the blog’o’sphere, so I’ll follow Brad’s example and put my thoughts here, … Continue reading
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Software Above the Level of a Single Device
Tim O’Reilly’s got another set of good thoughts on Software Above the Level of a Single Device. I found the title a bit misleading but my simplified summary is that, companies should think beyond a single interface for their product. … Continue reading
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Embodying Opensource
Just the other day I wrote how I hope the “opensource” culture, not of technology but of social obligation, will begin to evolve the enterprise. I’ve been working through a serious backlog of articles, and while this one’s been on … Continue reading
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Step by Step
This past weekend I had the privilege of watching my wife run a marathon. This makes the third one we’ve done, and while the first two were a little overwhelming I feel like this time we “knew what we were … Continue reading
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GFUBU
So it’s probably not catchy enough to be a clothing line but I really agree with the proposed concept of an “opensource community grid”, or “grid for us, by us”. Groups like Folding@Home, SETI or other distributed computing activities are … Continue reading
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The Mythical Man Month
Again, Adam from Monk at Work raises our awareness that no one walks alone. I believe one of the pervasive “myths” of the “man month” is the attitude that tasks can be reduced to an individual unit. Nowhere in business … Continue reading
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Surviving the game
Is this really what it’s all come down to? Do you really have to game the system to be heard? It’s kind of demoralizing. I want to believe it’s possible to be true to oneself and still be successful. However … Continue reading
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Contextually Redefining ‘Friend’
I was ‘talking’ with a friend of mine and she expressed concern over what the future will hold when the majority of social interaction is via the Internet vs. face-to-face. Social Networking has nearly reached mainstream acceptance and it’s proven … Continue reading
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What it’s all about
I was reading Tim O’Reilly’s post and wanted to record my initial impressions. Tim is a very persuasive writer, not simply because of his pedigree or his prose, but because of the process by which he allows the reader to … Continue reading
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