| In the last couple of days, I have been pointed to the following, as harbingers of VRooMy things happening in the world: Novena, "A new open-hardware computing platform, flexible and powerful, designed for use as a desktop, laptop, or standalone board." ownCloud, which "provides universal access to your files via the web, your computer or your mobile devices — wherever you are. It also provides a platform to easily view & sync your contacts, calendars and bookmarks across all your devices and enables basic editing right on the web." indiephone: "The most common question we get is on how Indie Phone compares to other new mobile or privacy-related initiatives. The most common answer to that is that no other product is currently attempting to solve the problem as Indie Phone. That problem is how to empower mere mortals to own their own data. This is why we are crafting a beautiful experience that seamlessly combines hardware, software, and services, to create a consumer smartphone to compete with the likes of iPhone and Nexus." From the FAQ.mediagoblin, "a free software media publishing platform that anyone can run. You can think of it as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc. It's also: • The perfect tool to show and share your media! • Building tools to empower the world through decentralization! • Built for extensibility. Multiple media types, including video support! • Part of the GNU project and devoted to user freedom. • Powered by a community of people like you." Also some quotage: James Surowiecki in The New Yorker: "...maybe car buyers can take care of themselves." "Your identity is the thing you never stop becoming." — Steven Demetre Georgiou Adams, later known as Yusuf Islam, but best known as Cat Stevens. Also in The New Yorker. That last line ties back into IIW, which is coming up. It will be a good one. Again, the URLs for VRM Day and IIW: http://iiworkshop.org Doc |
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