Fediverse vs. Bluesky
Nobody: Me: Let me tell you all about my thoughts on the recent rivalry (read: fairly one-sided grumbling on the Fedi side) between Bluesky and the Fediverse . What I think of the “conflict”: Wholly...
A Distributed Mind
Notes on distributed systems, identity, open standards, and the long life of data.
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All posts →Understanding Linked Data
What does the concept of Linked Data mean to you as a developer? It means that you have datasets that have the following properties: Globally unique IDs (since they use URIs for IDs). Also, you can...
Data Longevity and Data-Centric Software
Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can. Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment I wonder if there's a similar law...
Standards and Protocols are Holy
In biology, the individual organism is ephemeral. Each individual is incredibly fragile, and has a built-in limited lifespans, not to mention a good chance of meeting with accidental death at any...
Thoughts on a Mars Colony
(Note: I wrote this as an answer for a Quora question originally.) How many people are required for a self-sustaining Mars colony? What level of technology would be required to survive several...
The Flattening of Design
I'm still not sure how I feel about the "All the things must be flat" design trend. (Well, that's not true, I certainly hate Windows 8's Xbox-like desktop, the way that the Xbox UI was changed to...