Our Digital Ills, and a Possible Commons Cure
Submitted by dave on Mon 15 Oct 2018 - 22:44These are my notes for a talk prepared for the NZ Fabian Society in Christchurch, 18 October 2018.
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Fixing government IT procurement
Submitted by dave on Sat 22 Sep 2018 - 23:38Today in New Zealand, local and central government procurement of IT services and software uses a model which, if you ask many of us in the local IT industry, produces unsatisfactory results.
Microsoft, there is a way to win our trust
Submitted by dave on Fri 27 Jul 2018 - 10:32By now, most of you in the tech sphere will have gotten wind of this: Microsoft
Committed to freedom?
Submitted by dave on Sun 3 Jun 2018 - 9:00I grew up with parents who lived through the most recent tangible existential threats to humanity - World War II and the Cold War (in the US and Europe).
TPPA Select Committee Redux, 2018 edition
Submitted by dave on Mon 7 May 2018 - 22:21Introduction
Hello members of the Committee. I thank you for taking the time to listen to me this vital matter.
Wanted: someone to meet massive latent market demand
Submitted by dave on Fri 13 Apr 2018 - 9:54Here's a tip for all of you talented, would-be tech entrepreneurs.
Why Slack is better, and why open communities shouldn't use it
Submitted by dave on Wed 7 Mar 2018 - 14:16There's a newish (last few years) "team communication" platform called "Slack" that most tech (and many non-tech) people use to communicate in asynchronous text, imag
Modern Trade Agreements and the Mega-corporate End Game
Submitted by dave on Fri 26 Jan 2018 - 9:06NZ is on the verge of joining the CPTPPA - the awkwardly rebranded "Comprehensive and P
Why should we open source our code?
Submitted by dave on Sat 18 Nov 2017 - 21:19Over the years quite a few folks - representing businesses and organisations - have asked: "give me some reasons why we should be open sourcing our code".
Understanding Free and Open Source Software
Submitted by dave on Tue 10 Oct 2017 - 10:00For some people, there's a sense of security in fast food restaurants. For the most part, they've got something right: consistency.