The mental model I had of a capability before was pretty much limited to the wikipedia article and some chance encounters with some of the ideas in the past. It took quite a bit of reading, but I think I finally have more of an understanding of what having a capability could actually represent and […]
As I said before, I’ve been milling about in my head how capabilities can be passed around on the web. Mike Warot’s been riffing on this for a bit, and I think that, for the most part, we’re on the same page for what a credential actually is (UPDATE: I mean capability — I keep […]
So Mike Warot addressed on my questions about a capability-based file system with a two part ditty that, after first leaving me a little confused, ultimately answered quite a few questions. But what with class tonight and what seemed (from a myopic Beltway perspective) to be the crazy politico drama unfolding this evening I can’t […]
Picking up on the Expelled Exposed meme…
According to Seth Finkelstein, I’m not a Googleterrorist:
I’d say this isn’t a “Google-bomb”, since the target site wants the high ranking itself. And Google’s algorithmic changes to defuse the bombs aren’t applicable here, since the words appear extensively on the site.
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Another great essay from Mark Pilgrim, but it’s a shame to see his disdain morph into defeat in the end…
As you might expect, the EFF is just bursting with joy at the prospect of rubbing salt in the wound and saying “I told you so.” This is their “I told you so” letter. I would […]
Tyler Cowen opened an interesting thread on the best country music — and laid out a big list of the kind of songs I have to get my hands on. I’m a sucker for the classic country blues material.
Sidenote: to round out the less-than-subtle racialism in the title, check out Stuff White People Like — […]
Hillary Clinton on her gas tax holiday…
The economists don’t like it, but there are no easy answers.
Megan McArdle on Hillary…
Yes, yes there are. There are easy answers. The easy answer is “Don’t do stupid things of no possible value to the electorate.” Just observe how easy this is. I look […]
David Weinberger on his attempts to learn more about Microsoft® Expression® Media:
The popup conscientiously informs me that once installed, Silverlight “updates automatically,” where “update” means I am giving Microsoft the right to load stuff onto my computer without asking or informing me. In addition, the privacy statement says Microsoft will only transfer information it […]
Zeldman on lumbering corporate budgetary beasts.
I’ve been holding out hope that there is a better way. I hope I never lose that…
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If you read through this whole screed, you may still be left wondering: why the name SocialFS?
The answer is twofold: first, I needed a final project for my Social Computing class, and revisiting these ideas seems like a worthwhile endeavor. But the second, deeper answer is what I think is missing from my prior post. […]
The worse-is-better philosophy:
Simplicity: the design must be simple, both in implementation and interface. It is more important for the implementation to be simple than the interface. Simplicity is the most important consideration in a design.
Correctness: the design must be correct in all observable aspects. It is slightly better to be simple than correct.
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I’ve been kicking around the idea of an web-app file system for quite some time, but I haven’t been able to really find the time to work up a head of steam on any implementation details. Now that I’m revisiting the idea for a graduate class, I keep finding little pieces of this vision […]
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