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Let the Information Monopolies Crumble!

Let the Information Monopolies Crumble!

I've been programming for 30 years. I spent a lot of time acquiring both the skill and knowledge to build software systems. If you look at any well paying profession like tech workers, doctors, and lawyers, you see a common thread that binds them which is information monopolies.

A Different Kind of Camera

A Different Kind of Camera

When the camera was invented, painters were worried they would be replaced. Upon seeing an early photograph, French painter Paul Delaroche exclaimed “From today, painting is dead.” We now know that painting has not died. Painting is alive and well. However, the camera did change what kind of paintings we

computer industry

We Must Become System-System Thinkers

Everyone building software must become a system-system thinker. A system-system thinker is someone who understands that the system they are building is part of a larger whole of other systems. The software we build is part of a more significant system that extends beyond the computer screen and

The Reality Making Machines

This short essay is for computer people like me. Meaning, people who make software. If you don’t make software, you are going to find this very boring. OK, now for the boring fun stuff. It is impossible to talk about what is really out there (I am talking about