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No comment today –

June 22, 2000 by Michael Boyle

No comment today – just this: good for you.

Nothing particularly new

June 21, 2000 by Michael Boyle

in June’s back page article (entitled www.buythis.com) in Le Monde Diplomatique, but it’s always interesting to see what’s being published about the internet on the Continent. Don’t worry, it’s in English.

Tags: Internet

My goodness, Bill

June 21, 2000 by Michael Boyle

is saying some pretty tame, boring stuff when he talks about [Making] Way for New Net Era. “The internet will become the platform, he predicted.” Uh, that and $3.50 will buy you a half-caf latt.

Tags: Internet, Platform

I’ve seen references

June 20, 2000 by Michael Boyle

to this story about British Telecom owning a patent on hyperlinks for a couple of days, but it was so ridiculous I never even followed the link. Anyhow, trust me, it is that ridiculous. I want Ted Nelson to sue BT now. Given the current penalties assessed hackers, he could sue them for 13.4 kajillion dollars, or pounds, or whatever.

Tags: Dollar, Links

Of course it

June 20, 2000 by Michael Boyle

does: Smut Filter Blocks All But Smut. This is a cultural issue, not a technology issue. Category errors abound on the net – this is just another one.

Tags: Error, Technology

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