Missing Maps and the Fragility of Digital Information
A couple of months ago, I had a remarkable demonstration of the fragility of the "always on" connected mindset. I was on my way to the wonderful Hunewill Ranch for Francisco Dao's 50 Kings Cattle Drive...
View ArticleAda Lovelace Day: Revisiting Limor Fried
Last year, for Ada Lovelace Day, I wrote a post about why I admire Limor Fried, the founder and CEO of Adafruit Industries. This year, I thought I'd talk about Limor again, both because she is such a...
View ArticleDennis Ritchie Day
I don't have the convening power of a governor, but for those of us around the world who care, I hereby declare this Sunday, October 30 to be Dennis Ritchie Day.
View ArticleThoughts on ebooks triggered by the appointment of Andrew Savikas as CEO of...
Subscription is the right model for heavy users, pay-per-view works for occasional users, ad-supported appears to be the best way to fund fast-changing current content, and of course, some content is...
View ArticleSOPA and PIPA are bad industrial policy
SOPA and PIPA not only harm the internet, they support existing content companies in their attempt to hold back innovative business models that will actually grow the market and deliver new value to...
View ArticleWhy O'Reilly went dark
On January 18, 2012, oreilly.com went dark to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act. We believe going dark was the principled action to take.
View ArticleThe stories behind a few O'Reilly "classics"
Tim O'Reilly: "It's amazing to me how books I first published more than 20 years ago are still creating value for readers."
View ArticleMeasuring the economic impact of the Sharing Economy
Tim O'Reilly: "It's quite clear to me that there is a new economy of content that is quite possibly larger than the old one, but just not as well measured, because we measure value captured, not value...
View ArticleOK, I Admit It. I have a mancrush on the new Federal CTO, Todd Park
Todd Park is a guy who could do literally anything he put his mind to, and he's taking up the challenge of making our government smarter about technology.
View ArticleHelp drive the data revolution in health care
The Health Data Initiative's annual "Health Datapalooza" is behing held June 5-6 in Washington, D.C. The deadline for applications is just a few weeks away (March 30).
View ArticleTrue in spirit: Why I liked "Captain America," but didn't like "John Carter"
Why is the "Captain America" film a better adaptation than "John Carter"? Because "Captain America" understands the essence of what matters about the main character. The same notion applies to the...
View ArticleThe Web as Legacy Technology
This tweet from @jamesrbuk (James Ball) caught my eye: “Average age of @guardian Facebook audience is 29. Website is 37, print paper 44. Amazing channel effect, really. #newsrw” I’ve been thinking for...
View ArticleSome sideways thinking about cyberwarfare
Foreign policy, including the possibility of cyberwarfare, is no longer just between nations, but between nations and individuals, between nations and big companies, and between companies and industries.
View ArticleOpen health data in practice: Increase your access to lab results
I’m convinced that there’s a wave of innovation coming in healthcare, driven by new kinds of data, new ways of extracting meaning from that data, and new business models that data can enable.That’s one...
View ArticleSquare Wallet, the Apple Store, and Uber: Software Above the Level of a...
Back in 2003, Dave Stutz, in his parting letter to Microsoft, wrote a prescient line about the future of technology: “Useful software written above the level of the single device will command high...
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