Twilight of the Books?Twilight of the Books?
I’ve just read an interesting article in the New Yorker titled “Twilight of the Books” [1]. It started with some depressing statistics about literacy. One comment that I couldn’t figure[...]
Category: Blogging
Posts about blogging
The Net – Good for LiteratureThe Net – Good for Literature
A recent news article has Doris Lessing (a Nobel prize winner for literature) claiming that the net has “created a world where people know nothing” [1]. However the Internet is[...]
Blogroll – Bad Social NetworkingBlogroll – Bad Social Networking
A common feature in blog software is a Blogroll, this is a list of links to blogs which are associated in some way with the blog in question – most[...]
Planet Debian PiracyPlanet Debian Piracy
The site http://maxfeed.ath.cx/ is copying the entire Planet Debian feed for the purpose of splogging. I’ve sent one DMCA take-down notice for one of my pages (hopefully they will go[...]
The Meaning of Godwin’s LawThe Meaning of Godwin’s Law
A widely cited unofficial rule on the Internet is known as Godwin's Law [1]. In it’s original form this rule states that “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability[...]
Creepy Social NetworkingCreepy Social Networking
Cory Doctorow wrote an interesting article about social networking [1]. One of his points is “Imagine how creepy it would be to wander into a co-worker’s cubicle and discover the[...]
BoingBoing and LicensesBoingBoing and Licenses
Today I was thrilled to see that Cory Doctorow (who among other things wrote one of my favourite Sci-fi novels [1]) copied one of my blog posts on to BoingBoing.net[...]
Everyone Should BlogEveryone Should Blog
At this month’s meeting of the Linux Users of Victoria [1] I gave a talk titled Everyone Should Blog (unfortunately the title was missed in the meeting announcement). I’ve been[...]
Better Social NetworkingBetter Social Networking
When advogato.org was still cool I signed up to it. It was an interesting research project in skill metrics (determining the rating of people’s coding skills by the votes of[...]
Blog EthicsBlog Ethics
Reporters Sans Frontiers (AKA RSF AKA Reporters Without Borders) has an interesting document about blogging [1]. They are specifically focussed on blogging as a way of reporting news. Their definition[...]