Do not look where youDo not look where youfell, but where youfell, but where youslipped. slipped. bostonian bostonian 17:50:13, Sat Aug 25, 201217:50:13, Sat Aug 25, 2012

People who are reallyPeople who are reallyserious about softwareserious about softwareshould make their ownshould make their ownhardware.hardware.

——Alan KayAlan Kay

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In a cat�s world, all things belong to catsIn a cat�s world, all things belong to cats

The other increasingly relevant issue is what actual formThe other increasingly relevant issue is what actual formremuneration may take.remuneration may take.When Facebook changed their Terms of Use last week,When Facebook changed their Terms of Use last week,making it look a lot more 'controlling', all hell brokemaking it look a lot more 'controlling', all hell brokeloose.loose.From EGO to ECO, from Control to Openness, fromFrom EGO to ECO, from Control to Openness, fromDomination to Collaboration.Domination to Collaboration.Nodes increase their importance for the network byNodes increase their importance for the network byabsorbing more relevant information, and processing itabsorbing more relevant information, and processing itmore efficiently.more efficiently.

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Does God exist? Yes? No? Probably? If I tick anyDoes God exist? Yes? No? Probably? If I tick anybox I diminish the divine to the size of my ego.box I diminish the divine to the size of my ego.

Reinvent real-time usersReinvent real-time users

We will be grateful to flowers only if they have bornWe will be grateful to flowers only if they have bornfruits.fruits.

Fuel-cells and other next-generation mobile energyFuel-cells and other next-generation mobile energysources are a certainty.sources are a certainty.This condition in question is precisely the age of theThis condition in question is precisely the age of thealgorithm, or the regime of computationalgorithm, or the regime of computationThen, indeed, filtering, culling and curation will be theThen, indeed, filtering, culling and curation will be thekey to success.key to success.However, what Lima's collection of static images andHowever, what Lima's collection of static images andrepresentations, fail to demonstrate is the evolution ofrepresentations, fail to demonstrate is the evolution ofthe network.the network.

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Defect-free softwareDefect-free softwaredoes not exist.does not exist.

——Wietse VenemaWietse Venema

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A prudent man does not make the goat hisA prudent man does not make the goat hisgardener.gardener.

We will witness the more or less complete decline ofWe will witness the more or less complete decline ofmost forms of physical media within 7 years.most forms of physical media within 7 years.Sure sounds a lot like Facebook will be more like aSure sounds a lot like Facebook will be more like a'Public Utility' .'Public Utility' .Mobile broadband is set to explode so what happens toMobile broadband is set to explode so what happens toContent Creators?Content Creators?A node is the point where the curve intersects itself.A node is the point where the curve intersects itself.

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In conclusionIn conclusionReinvent impactful wikisReinvent impactful wikisReinvent global applicationsReinvent global applicationsScale e-business partnershipsScale e-business partnershipsand remember: Believe only half of what you see andand remember: Believe only half of what you see andnothing of what you hear.nothing of what you hear.

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