Tag Archives: Culture

Science vs. Everything Else

Via Karl Voit we have sad commentary on the human condition.

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Happy Birthday!

Today Ken Thompson is 72. Happy Birthday, Ken, and may you have many many more. UPDATE: Well actually it’s tomorrow so consider this early birthday greetings.

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Happy Birthday: Free at Last

It’s long been obvious to anyone who took a serious look that the claimed copyrights on “Happy Birthday” are invalid. That hasn’t stopped Warner Music from extorting user fees on the order of two million dollars a year, though. Now, … Continue reading

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A Word to the Wise

Advertisers: clean up your act or look forward to a future like this Ad exec in 2000: Annoying ads perform better. in 2010: Ads based on tracking users perform better. in 2017: Why are all our ads blocked? — Brian Smith (@BRIAN_____) … Continue reading

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What Would You Miss the Most?

Here’s a fascinating graph indicating what people of different age groups would miss the most as a way of getting information. What Would You Miss The Most? Radio? Newspaper ? Smartphone? Tv ? Laptop? #newsgeist Via @_JackRiley (ofcom data) pic.twitter.com/Wt9IP9IYtB … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday

Via Karl Voit: Happy Birthday to the Word “Hack”.

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An Interview with Linus on the 10Th Anniversary of Git

On the tenth anniversary of Git, Linux.com has a nice interview with Linus. In it they explore the reason for Git’s creation, its supposed opaqueness to ordinary users, its success, and its future. Although many already know the story, Linus … Continue reading

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