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.
How NZ National could partner with the NZ Greens
Submitted by dave on Sat 30 Sep 2017 - 17:53I've seen a lot of National voters recently opining that the NZ National Party should partner with the NZ Greens rather than NZ First (and Winston Peters, aka the "Winbot") to form a government - n
NZFuelFail - Worthy of further investigation?
Submitted by dave on Fri 22 Sep 2017 - 15:01Recently, a crucial bit of NZ national infrastructure - a 150+ kilometer long fuel pipe between Marsden Point Oil Refinery and