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Author Archives: Brewster Kahle
Lyft took 50% of the fare from the driver this morning
Going to the airport this morning, I took a Lyft for $46. It us usually less, but it was rush hour, and still less than a taxi (usually $65) and more reliable than a taxi. The driver was cheerful, been … Continue reading
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FasTrack (wireless highway toll-takers) that are not creepy? Yes, possible.
In the old days, paying a highway toll meant I paid with cash often a tossing a quarter in a basket or smiling at a toll-taker and handing over a dollar. But now I get to speed through. To do … Continue reading
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Amazon.com Charging Me 43% More Than Another Customer
Same product, same vendor, to same address, same day, same shipping, same billing address, but different customer, different price $8.63 vs $12.37. 43% higher price for me than for the Internet Archive. In fact I checked the price for me … Continue reading
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Hiring teams in addition to hiring individuals?
I am wondering if the Internet Archive, and tech orgs more generally, could effectively hire teams in addition to hiring individuals. I am thinking of 4 or 5 people that could work effectively with each other, be remote from HQ, … Continue reading
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Kronos 60
Short story by brewster kahle, 2019 [pdf, googledoc] Now running, he had never seen the campus cops get aggressive before. Something clicked– he could now see how it could happen, how it was happening to him– he was questioning, even … Continue reading
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As We May Think Paper (Memex) seen through eyes of the Current Web
Memex paper of Vannevar Bush, in 1945, predicted, or maybe better said inspired the computer revolution. Doug Engelbart said it was seminal to him. It is worth reading again. These are my notes on reading it from the point of view … Continue reading
Driving a Tesla Model 3 is seeing the future, and it is like Driving an IPad and @ 4 cents a mile
Mary just got the Tesla Model 3 she has been waiting for– she is loving it. And for a reason. It is absolutely magic– driving it is like visting the future, now. All sorts of things have evolved, seemingly … Continue reading
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Big Data versus Humanity
I never used the tools of Big Data and artificial intelligence to build profiles of masses of people. And on purpose. I realized what could be done– the power in knowing too much, the temptation to manipulate. But now others … Continue reading
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I want “Crypto-pay” to be the AliPay for the non-Chinese world — OpenPay!
I am in China and AliPay is everywhere. With your smartphone (which everyone has at least one of) you scan the QR code at convenience stores, in your taxi, at the subway, anywhere– to instantly pay for things. Many people … Continue reading
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Learning to Love 78rpm Records
I am loving 78’s and you might too. Here are some of the ways I have learned about these things that I knew nothing about a couple of years ago. The Internet Archive is digitizing 5,000 per month and so … Continue reading
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