Is Reliability a Matter of Communal Religious Belief?

I think perhaps reliability is actually a matter of a communally shared belief. Community members may actually consider something to be reliable because other members of the community believe in (more or less) the same thing. [1] This past week a few things appeared on my radar which reminded me of how central the notion… Continue reading Is Reliability a Matter of Communal Religious Belief?

Nightmare on Time

Over the past several weeks, I have been churning out nightmarish post after nightmarish post, and this week I was beginning to wonder about what’s going on — as in: I seem to be having a lot of nightmares on my mind. I have time and again made comparisons between our own period of information… Continue reading Nightmare on Time

Reboot 2.0 — Are We Ready for a Renaissance in Open Source Information Technology?

In my opinion, the time is ripe for a reboot in open source information technology — yet exactly what that term “open source information technology” is supposed to mean might first need some clarification. There are quite a few possible misinterpretaions (“mis-” as in: “in disagreement with me” 😉 ). My point of view is… Continue reading Reboot 2.0 — Are We Ready for a Renaissance in Open Source Information Technology?

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