Economy
Trial Licenses and Books
My Sony PRS-505 ebook reader continues to delight me. I have chewed my way through a couple of books and several short stories, all without the bother of braving the mall to reach Borders or the traffic to reach the library. As I have finished these books, I simply let them evaporate into the ether, [...]
Boom or Bust for Open Source Software?
You might have noticed a bit of “uncertainty” in the economy these days. I was fascinated to see these two articles show up within 24 hours of each other:
Economy to Give Open-Source a Good Thumping by Andrew Keen
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So how will today’s brutal economic climate change the Web 2.0 “free” economy? It will result in [...]
Why the American Economy is in Trouble
With all the hoopla these days, it is very difficult to determine why our economy is tanking. Almost every news article, and certainly every political candidate, points the blame and tries to oversimplify the situation.
FactCheck.org, a wonderful web site which debunks the spin in presidential candidate statements and advertisements, has a great summary in its [...]
