Robert M. Lefkowitz·Dec 7, 2023QuadCropperRecently I started writing book reports at https://ockham.online/ on books that cover the “intersection of technology and social” (inspired…
InOckham OnlinebyRobert M. Lefkowitz·Dec 5, 2023Computer 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…
InOckham OnlinebyRobert M. Lefkowitz·Nov 21, 2023Freedom’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…
InOckham OnlinebyRobert M. Lefkowitz·Nov 10, 2023The 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…
InOckham OnlinebyRobert M. Lefkowitz·Nov 2, 2023Medieval 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…A response icon1A response icon1
InOckham OnlinebyRobert M. Lefkowitz·Oct 26, 2023In the Name of EfficiencyI was surprised (and delighted) when this year’s Monktoberfest had two talks on developer productivity — both from the Developer Success…
InOckham OnlinebyRobert M. Lefkowitz·Oct 23, 2023Monktoberfest and Book ReportsI recently returned from the Monktoberfest, and (as always) I came back inspired. The Monktoberfest (as the subheading summarizes) is a…
Robert M. Lefkowitz·Mar 31, 2021Toccata 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…A response icon2A response icon2
Robert M. Lefkowitz·Mar 29, 2021Giving up on Open Source SoftwareRecently, I was quoted in an interview at uses this sayingA response icon10A response icon10
Robert M. Lefkowitz·Mar 24, 2021“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…A response icon50A response icon50
