The Ecuadorian Library by Bruce Sterling
A good ol’ fashioned rant.
Link archive: August 6th, 2013
stevenberlinjohnson.com: How We Got To Now
This sounds like it’s a going to be a good: a new TV series by Steven Johnson on the history of technology and innovation. Sounds very Burkian, which is a very good thing.
We Need More Communism by Scott Jenson
A terrific lighting talk by Scott on the need to think bigger. The solution to long-term issues is rarely “start a company”—we need to think more about creating a shared infrastructure …just like the internet.
Chrome’s insane password security strategy by Elliott Kember
A description of the shockingly cavalier attitude that Chrome takes with saved passwords:
Today, go up to somebody non-technical. Ask to borrow their computer. Visit chrome://settings/passwords and click “show” on a few of the rows. See what they have to say.
LukeW | An Event Apart: The Long Web
Luke’s notes from my talk at An Event Apart DC.
Sketchnotes: The Long Web
Jason Garber took some nicely-hyperlinked notes during my presentation at An Event Apart DC.