iTunes 8 has added a new feature called “Genius” that harnesses the collective behavior of iTunes Music Store shoppers to generate “perfect” playlists. Had an interesting email exchange with my mom earlier today about Monica Hesse’s story Bytes of Life. The crux of the story is that more and more people are self-monitoring and collecting [...]
This one should be a quickie. A fascinating article came out of CNN today: “Intelligence deputy to America: Rethink privacy“. This is a topic I’ve had opinions about for some time. My somewhat pessimistic view is that privacy is an illusion, and that more and more historic vestiges of so-called privacy are slipping through our [...]
Wikipedia states that Legal tender … is payment that, by law, cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency. Currency, in turn, is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and/or services. I was asked a question earlier today about the relative value of open services against open [...]