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On iPads, tablets and Microsoft’s vacant bet in the non-post-PC world
It was interesting to read tonight that Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, Craig Mundie, isn’t sure whether there is a long term future for tablets such as the iPad. “I don’t know...
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Amazon’s incorrect priorities when it comes to copyright enforcement on the...
Bill Schneier has highlighted two types of fraud currently occuring on the Amazon Kindle Marketplace due to lax copyright enforcement. The first type of fraud stems from content farm behavior moving...
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23 and John Doe: thoughts on today’s genetic testing sale at 23andMe
Genetic testing startup 23andMe is running a ‘1-day sale’ that removes their normal up-front testing fee of $199. The catch- you have to agree to subscribe to 12 months of their genetic update...
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Thoughts on a “risk averse BBC”, as covered in the Guardian today
Maggie Brown asks in the Guardian today ‘whether the BBC has become too affraid to take risks?‘. Her piece focuses around the dreaded “BBC Editorial Policy Unit” which was set up to appese the fallout...
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Weekend musings – BitCoin, PlayStation Network and Google IO
BitCoin I’ve spent the last few months researching BitCoin, which for those who don’t know is a p2p currency system that is (sort of) de-centralized and certainly delineated from any government...
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Cease & Desist letter sent to Fotopedia, abuser of Creative Commons
I was sad to discover that photos belonging to both Violet and I are being reproduced without our permission at ‘photo encyclopedia’ Fotopedia. I’m a firm believer in Creative Commons and copyright...
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What visa type do you need, exactly, to legally participate in Y Combinator?
Hacker News has been buzzing with the story of Canadian citizen Zak Homuth, who was refused entry earlier in the week by US Customs and Border Protection to participate in Y Combinator with his new...
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From the notebook: musings about so-called ‘acqhire’ talent acquisitions
So-called “acq-hires” (when a company will buy a startup solely/mostly for the talent rather than the product itself) recently came up in a discussion amongst friends and industry peers. In my...
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PaperKarma, Craigslist and unintentional disruption
I study and write a lot about disruption caused directly or indirectly by the Internet. It’s actually the key tenant that matured my wonder and fascination with the Internet beyond just the...
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The feasibility and governance concerns behind 5% contribution to WordPress Core
As always on benmetcalfe.com: the views and opinions expressed here are solely my own and may not be opinions shared, supported, or endorsed in any manner by any other entity I may have other interests...
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