WikiWorld: this world is our world

Posted on January 24th, 2007 by longestnow.
Categories: indescribable.

Paul Di Filippo’s latest is pure genius

WikiWorld: this world is our world …

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FSF outreach getting behind GPL projects

Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by longestnow.
Categories: Not so popular.

Ethan says in a recent review of SL’s relicensing announcement:

I am arguing that someone like Charlie Nesson - who otherwise supports
open standards and open code - would be better off supporting open
alternatives to Second Life.

How about a group like the Free Software Foundation, which also emphatically supports open standards and open code?  [Note: they would surely prefer to replace “open” with “free” in that statement, for historical reasons] They are enthusisatic about the move by Linden, and are promoting it directly.  Do we need standards for how deeply one supports the tenets of freedom — the ability to split and recreate a system elsewhere — the way we needed standards for what it means to be “free software”?

Finally, a debate which hilariously highlights the troubles with Second Life, courtesy of Berkman luncheons and YouTube: Charlie v. Ethan, Round 1

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Super-sexy laptop

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by longestnow.
Categories: Glory, glory, glory.

This is more or less the sexiest portable tech I’ve ever seen.  Complete with 3.5″ drive, monochrome display, and a proper briefcase!  Unbelievable techno-lust fills my heart… who is behind this?

Super-sexy laptop …

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Glorious Vista

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by longestnow.
Categories: Too weird for fiction.

The cost of Vista… a view of a glorious future. Thanks to Peter Gutmann for the thoughtful analysis.

Glorious Vista …

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