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In the 80s when graphical user interfaces were starting be common, there was a saying among a certain class of programmers: “Real men don’t use mice”. This represented the feeling of superiority of the command line, and that in turn came not necessarily from something intrinsically inferior in GUIs, but from the objective fact that […]
Programmers are crucial to the advancement of any new computing metaphor Read More »
The changes that we observe around us are accelerating, and in a positive feedback loop the successive cycles feed on the previous ones’ effects. The source of these changes is technology, as application of the increased knowledge we have of the world around us. As individuals, and as societies we have demonstrated to be very
Your balance in times of extreme change – the opinion of the Dalai Lama Read More »
I spent this weekend in Sebastopol, where I took part in the gathering of 30 open government advocates to develop a set of principles of open government data. The meeting was designed to develop a more robust understanding of why open government data is essential to democracy. The Internet is the public space of the
Open Government Data Principles Read More »
I created an experimental video channel using Mogulus, and, connections/firewalls permitting, there will be a live video stream from the “Italy Silicon Valley Experience” (pdf of the program) event today at 6PM CET, on top of live blogging. You can connect to davidorban.com/video right now to check if you can see the video, as I
Live today from CISCO at “Italy Silicon Valley Experience” Read More »
Watch the Apple ad on YouTube As a person who has to understand the daily life of non-professional computer users, I always gladly suffer through the pains of those who purchase the right away the new operating systems and the computers based on them as soon as they come out. That is what I also
Vista conviced me. Now I own a Mac. Read More »
17.20 Chris Anderson is in Milan at a conference, organized by ‘The Ruling Companies’, and a bunch of bloggers have been invited to cover the event live, so here I am, sitting in the first row, and listening to what is being said. I am actually curious to see if there will be new nuggets,
Live blogging The Long Tail Read More »
A couple of weeks ago I participated in the Virtual Worlds Forum conference in London, and I have now put online the video of the panel at which I spoke, as kindly allowed by Sasha Frieze who put the conference together with great results: “From e-tail to v-business: are virtual goods an entirely new category?”
Video of my panel at the Virtual Worlds Forum in London Read More »
Yesterday it was great talking at the Web2.0 Expo in Berlin. Right after Tim O’Reilly’s keynote, in the session called Ignite, in the large conference room packed with the over 2000 delegates, I spoke about the Metasocial Web: Follow the link to the Metasocial Web video on YouTube if you don’t see the embedded video…
The Metasocial Web – Video of my presentation at Web2.0 Expo Berlin Read More »
09.00 The organization at the Web2.0 Expo is excellent, as well as public transportation in Berlin. I am sure there are a lot of people living here, but they don’t bother each other too much! It is easy to get around and arrive in time where you want to. Little big things like a functional
Liveblogging at Web2.0 Expo in Berlin Read More »
Well, that was fast. I thought of the Metasocial Web a few days ago, and looks like I will be delivering a speech about it at Web2.0 Ignite in Berlin tomorrow. A lot of what the Metasocial Web should be is in flux, naturally, so it will be good to get the feedback from the
Speaking at Web2.0 Ignite tomorrow about the Metasocial Web Read More »
