Author Archives: Brewster Kahle

FasTrack (wireless highway toll-takers) that are not creepy? Yes, possible.

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Brewster Kahle

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

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Brewster Kahle

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?

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Brewster Kahle

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

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Brewster Kahle

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

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Brewster Kahle

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 →

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Driving a Tesla Model 3 is seeing the future, and it is like Driving an IPad and @ 4 cents a mile

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Brewster Kahle

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

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Brewster Kahle

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!

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Brewster Kahle

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

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Brewster Kahle

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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Family planning is now easier for women: Plan C Pills + Telemedicine + Internet

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Brewster Kahle

Three technology changes are helping give women an easier option with an unwanted pregnancy: Plan C Pills + telemedicine + Internet.  These constitute a breakthrough that has safely helped many women through a difficult time that often involves unwanted pressures … Continue reading →

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