Monthly Archives: February 2009

Facebook is going through an upheaval of their legal principles: a praise-worthy initiative, but by opening the sausage factory, they let us see how horrible the whole thing is. I already vehemently criticised the Principles; let me point at the contradiction between … Continue reading →

Facebook asks its users to discuss its Proposed Principles. I’m unhappy with the way those are expressed, and here is a more complete reply then the one I left on the over-crowded comments thread. Data cannot be owned: it has an … Continue reading →

I’ve been in Oxford for three weeks now, and I am surronded with great people; walking around the town every morning is great too — but it’s even better while listening to what really made this town proud: lectures.  Understanding … Continue reading →

Freakonomics tried to summarize the controversy around micro-payments, and my my current co-cubicle Alejandro tried yet another comment.  Both are rather extensive, but I’m unhappy with either take, so I’ll try mine. News is a hard to define concept, invented … Continue reading →