Robert M. LefkowitzQuadCropperRecently I started writing book reports at https://ockham.online/ on books that cover the “intersection of technology and social” (inspired…3 min read·Dec 7, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzinOckham 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…9 min read·Dec 5, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzinOckham 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…6 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzinOckham 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…8 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzinOckham 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…6 min read·Nov 2, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzinOckham 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…8 min read·Oct 26, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzinOckham OnlineMonktoberfest and Book ReportsI recently returned from the Monktoberfest, and (as always) I came back inspired. The Monktoberfest (as the subheading summarizes) is a…3 min read·Oct 23, 2023----
Robert M. LefkowitzToccata 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…12 min read·Mar 31, 2021--2--2
Robert M. LefkowitzGiving up on Open Source SoftwareRecently, I was quoted in an interview at uses this saying18 min read·Mar 29, 2021--10--10
Robert M. Lefkowitz“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…20 min read·Mar 24, 2021--50--50