The challenge with file sharing is that exploding server costs can and do drive organizations out of business. BitTorrent plans to avoid this kind of fate by building out its own P2P-powered personal cloud storage system. The idea is that users will receive free storage for their files by sharing some hard drive space and bandwidth with other users. [...]
The case of USA and internet censorship
The US legislature entertains an Internet piracy bill that threatens current freedoms even as it preaches Internet freedom to the world. Such structural upheavals of technology are better discussed without the pressure of special interest groups and unaware politicians. But at the heart of these conflicts lie current copyright laws. They must be reviewed and arguably revised. [...]
The Internet as a Commons is a profound misunderstanding of free markets
The concept of the Internet as a commons is a popular one. It could not be further from the truth, and bespeaks a major misunderstanding of competition and markets. [...]
Source code and IE6
One of the fundamental rules of programmming is never to hard code the technology, or to touch the source of third party vendors. IE6 proves we never learn. And it is costing us big bucks. The solution is simple. [...]
Develop your own private cloud in a month
It is possible to build your own cloud. There's an app for that. [...]