Tue
19 Oct 2004
7:04 pm
Christopher Allen has a wonderful article tracing social software from its foundational ideas (Engelbart and Licklider) to its current and future goals.
Mon
19 Jul 2004
8:48 pm
In the comments to Philip's post on teenage pregnancy is a link to this wide-ranging article on the consequences of Americans' willingness to move:
The positive aspect of social and geographical mobility is obvious to most Americans: more freedom to choose and more choices. Our society is the envy of the world. Almost every other society on earth wants to imitate us. This is a worldwide social revolution in a way that Communists dreamed of but could not attain through force. But the acids of modernity do eat away at the foundations of every social order, including ours. There are no free lunches in life. There are trade-offs. There are winners and losers. The great losers in America are grandparents. In second place are grandchildren, especially those ages three to ten.
Mon
3 May 2004
8:51 pm
Great stories from the developers of the original Macintosh. Industry insights, technical challenges and solutions, and the dish on the celebrity personalities (Steve Jobs and Bill Gates).
Fri
23 Apr 2004
8:23 pm
Curiously enough, the prohibition against bringing grain alcohol across the Atlantic has nothing to do with import restrictions – rather, it's because the silly airlines insist they will not transport a highly flammable liquid. A moment's thought exposes this as nonsense, since airliners fly around all the time filled with extremely combustible kerosene, which is not only more dangerous than ethanol, but also has an unpleasant, greasy aftertaste.
Fri
5 Mar 2004
4:50 pm
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