QuadCropperRecently I started writing book reports at https://ockham.online/ on books that cover the “intersection of technology and social” (inspired…Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Published inOckham OnlineComputer Power and Human ReasonThis book report is offered as a stark contrast to my last one (Freedom’s Edge: The Computer Threat to Society). Both books were written…Dec 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023
Published inOckham OnlineFreedom’s EdgeIn this article, I review Freedom’s Edge: The Computer Threat to Society by Milton R. Wessel. I include an Amazon affiliate link with the…Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Published inOckham OnlineThe Muse Learns to WriteIn my previous article, I reviewed a book about medieval technology. In my inaugural article, I mentioned that I would be talking about…Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 2023
Published inOckham OnlineMedieval Technology and Social ChangeIn my inaugural post for this series, I committed to exploring the “intersection of technology and social” in an expansive way — not…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Published inOckham OnlineIn the Name of EfficiencyI was surprised (and delighted) when this year’s Monktoberfest had two talks on developer productivity — both from the Developer Success…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Published inOckham OnlineMonktoberfest and Book ReportsI recently returned from the Monktoberfest, and (as always) I came back inspired. The Monktoberfest (as the subheading summarizes) is a…Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023
Toccata and Fugue in Free MajorLast week I published a screed about software politics. I received lots of comments — thank you all for that. The responses were, for the…Mar 31, 20212Mar 31, 20212
Giving up on Open Source SoftwareRecently, I was quoted in an interview at uses this sayingMar 29, 202110Mar 29, 202110
“Free Software”: An idea whose time has passedAlmost forty years ago, in 1985, the idea of “Free Software” was born. That is not to say that the idea of sharing software with…Mar 24, 202150Mar 24, 202150
