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Update to Burtonian Technology Matrix

May 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have updated the Burtonian Technology Matrix

Sorry about the tuna fish in the corner. Actually, all future sketches must have tuna fish.
Note that I have added the general flow of technologies in the matrix. I have also added two new squares, thus the matrix is no longer the obligatory 2X2 marketing matrix. The lower [...]

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Comparing hard and soft infrastructure | Linux Journal

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Doc Searls new post on Infrastructure.
See my previous post.
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It turns out that hard infrastructure is softer than the name suggests. This is good, since I want to make the case that both LInux and the Net are forms of infrastructure no less legitimate than water, electricity, roads, sewers and waste collection. Understanding Infrastructure was [...]

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Reading The Big Switch

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I am reading The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr. Great reading.

Here is a quick quote:
"Capitalizing on advances in the power of microprocessors and the capacity data storage systems, fledgling utilities are beginning to build massive and massively efficient information processing plants, and they’re using the broadband Internet, with its millions of miles of fiber-optic [...]

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Redneck Mansion

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

A view from Scottsdale Road of the hotel we are at. Just Kidding! Love the photo though.

SonnyRadio.com :: Redneck Mansion :: Best Quality

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