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An Extremely Short History of Personal Computers & the Significance of Open-source Software

By Adam Feldman Wednesday, November 5, 2008 17:21 No Comments

This post is part of a series I am writing for a class on New Media. Some technical explanations may seem unneeded or lengthy, but I am writing for the benefit of a very intelligent but less technical audience.

Anyone else see any humor in my having an obnoxiously long title for this post?
Personal computers only [...]

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Ready for Primetime

By Adam Feldman Thursday, October 30, 2008 22:25 No Comments

This post is part of a series I am writing for a class on New Media. Some technical explanations may seem unneeded or lengthy, but I am writing for the benefit of a very intelligent but less technical audience.

The Philosophy
Something I think is a really cool offshoot of the kind of thinking that characterized the [...]

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This made me angry

By Adam Feldman Thursday, October 23, 2008 19:23 No Comments

Edit: Aaron and I are having a very nice conversation in the comments on the post. Check it out! I love it when conversations are actually possible without breaking down into personal attacks!
No, FOSS software is not related to piracy:
http://ewsnewmedia.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/harmful-programs/
My response is below the article. I apologize in advance for its rambling and somewhat incoherent [...]

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