Fair P2P

Submitted by infojunkie on Sun, 2008-06-01 19:20.
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I wish to unveil before an unsuspecting population a plan to reconcile P2P technology with the interests of content producers: music labels, production firms, software firms, book publishers, etc. I do so at the risk of being laughed out of my own blog.

On taking sides in political conflicts

Submitted by infojunkie on Sun, 2008-06-01 17:46.
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I've read so many endless threads of political discussions on forums and blogs that I'm nauseated. Here's an open letter to netizens who take sides.

The blinders of science

Submitted by infojunkie on Sun, 2008-05-25 23:59.
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One of the great blinders of science stems from the burden of provability: if something is not scientifically provable, then it does not have objective existence, and it's labelled as "superstition".

Making the world a poorer place

Submitted by infojunkie on Mon, 2008-04-14 12:32.
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"Your economic theory makes no sense".

Artists are doing it for themselves

Submitted by infojunkie on Tue, 2008-04-01 14:07.
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Intelligent musicians have realized that the Internet gives them the opportunity to reach their consumers directly, bypassing the dinosauric and frankly greedy middleman, yielding a fairer deal for everyone who deserves it. Radiohead and NIN are definitely not your average teeny boppers :-)

Musicians, take a good look at this page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentbye/1813174776/

How Much Information?

Submitted by infojunkie on Fri, 2008-03-14 02:15.
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Fascinating study (from 2003) on the amount of information stored and flowing through different media (Broadcasting, Telephony, Internet). Must-read for anyone serious about informatics. We're talking exabytes (one million terabytes) and zettabytes (1000 times more).

According to this study, 5 exabytes were stored digitally in 2002. 18 exabytes flowed through electronic channels. Information would be doubling every 2-3 years.

Thinking machines

Submitted by infojunkie on Tue, 2008-02-26 00:25.
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Humans are thinking machines, among other things. We think, we learn how to think, we are asked to think (or not). Some would go as far as saying we think therefore we are.

Why think?

We think to solve problems.

What is thought?

A puzzle: The candle workshop documentary problem

Submitted by infojunkie on Sun, 2008-02-24 23:13.
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A TV channel wants to shoot a documentary on candle-making. The channel needs to wrap up in 2 hours and wants to show the complete creation process of the candle in 20 mins. The problem is that a candle takes 24 hours to dry and come out of the mold. How can the documentary be made in those 2 hours?

Psychological evolution through offspring

Submitted by infojunkie on Sat, 2008-02-23 23:16.
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We all carry psychological baggage. Unresolved issues from the past that make us vulnerable to the uncertain future. There are many ways to find shelter from these vulnerabilities, including families, therapy groups, workaholism, etc. Still, most of us will carry these unresolved issues to the grave.

My corporate life, part 1

Submitted by infojunkie on Sat, 2008-02-23 03:28.

The Universal Company had many divisions. I was working at the Earth Department, in the Quality Group. Boring job? Well, it suited my personality, permanently imprinted with the desire for continuous improvement. "Qui n'avance pas recule" was the magic formula that Marie-Cecile had used to raise my awareness to the impermanence of success. Which translated rather well into auditing the work of other teams, finding inefficiencies, suggesting fixes, and participating in improving the process.

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