Category: Big Picture
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The two Greece problems and the impossible way forward
Following the news about Greece and its European “partners” is better than any reality show. I’d have a great time if it weren’t so serious. As I see it, two problems need to be solved: The amount of money that Greece owes cannot possibly ever be repaid. It’s far too much relative to the size…
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Independent web principles
Posting my list here, because putting them on Twitter only would just be too ironic: 1. Keep the master copy of all data you create in a way that nobody can prevent you from keep using that data For example, if I write a beautiful poem on Gmail (it is Valentine’s day after all), Google…
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The news is suddenly coming fast and furious
Many people have pointed out instabilities in the (financial) system and associated political and international arrangements. Since 2008, lots of money has been spent/printed, and lots of arrangements have been made to keep the system running, but it is doubtful that the instabilities have indeed been dramatically reduced system-wide. If they haven’t, how would we…
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We Want Root
When you buy an iPhone, do you actually get to own it? Apple is doing its darnedest to make changes impossibe that you might want to do but that they don’t approve of, even after you paid a lot of money for the device. Does not sound like ownership to me. It wasn’t always that…
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The opening shot for tech’s takeover of automotive: NVidia car computer
Techcrunch says: At its CES press conference, Nvidia today announced the Drive CX, a digital cockpit for car that is based on the company’s new X1 processor Never mind TC’s grammar, this seems to be a significant announcement. I distinctly remember another press announcement from, as it turns out, thirteen years ago. Thanks, Internet! ‘Dictator’…