How To Write Unmaintainable Code
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur. - Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.
November 21, 2005
November 17, 2005
Metaphor, Morality, and Politics
Metaphor, Morality, and Politics Liberals do not understand what unifies their own worldview and so are helpless to deal effectively with conservatism. Not only is there no unified liberal political structure, but there is no overall effective liberal rhetoric to counter the carefully constructed conservative rhetoric. Where conservatives have carefully coined terms and images and repeated them until they have entered the popular lexicon, liberals have not done the same. Liberals need to go beyond coalitions of interest groups to consciously construct a unified language and imagery to convey their worldview. This will not be easy, and they are 30 years behind.
Saving the Net: How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes | Linux Journal
Watch the language. While the one side talks about licenses with verbs like copy, distribute, play, share and perform, the other side talks about rights with verbs like own, protect, safeguard, protect, secure, authorize, buy, sell, infringe, pirate, infringe, and steal. link
November 16, 2005
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