At the end of my testimony in the recent Oracle v Google trial in San Francisco, Judge Alsup asked me to explain what an API is. My answer aimed to simplify the answer for a general listener while …| Wild Webmink
Yep, it’s been quiet here. I have been experimenting with federated web sites of various flavours and most current activity is on one of them. Try: Mastodon (that’s Twitter-like micro-p…| Wild Webmink
Given the mole rat has gone, the BBC has inspired me to pick a new name for my ongoing series of “State of the Rat” posts where the technology that is supposed to save us – face r…| Wild Webmink
It’s been a while since we discussed state of the rat filtering technology, but some examples recently need to go on list. Machines understand exactly what your child should know: The Filter …| Wild Webmink
While we’re on the subject of mandatory filtering, here’s the sort of technology we are talking about in action: The original State Of The Rat Technology: Now removed, the original post that trigge…| Wild Webmink
The European Parliament’s JURI committee passed on Wednesday a deeply flawed proposed amendment to the copyright directive that could break the Internet for almost everyone. It is just the la…| Wild Webmink
Never give robots guns. Guns are for killing. Robots can’t make analogue decisions and those are the only ones that should ever control the taking of the life of another person. Robots make q…| Wild Webmink
Child me lit up for blue lights, wanted to ride them, saw the freedom to break rules and drive fast. Missed that they’re arrest lights – police and cardiac; find fear; lose liberty; run…| Wild Webmink
Is the answer to the “gig economy” patronage? I hope to find out using Patreon! The Gig Economy We’re moving more and more into what’s called the “gig economy”, …| Wild Webmink
In his article Understanding Trump, George Lakoff offers a master class in the psychology of the Trump phenomenon. It is definitely worth your time to read it. At the end, he outlines a game plan f…| Wild Webmink