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Tim May, The Crypto-Anarchist Manifesto and Modern Cryptofinance

"In reality, pirates are altruists that prevent black-market information economies from forming." / "In a sense, we are all pirates. This is in the nature of our relationship with information."

by zecg 2008-02-06 18:34 history_of_computing · IT · economy · cryptography · intel · riaa · piracy · intellectual_property · software · finance · cryptofinance · interesting

http://www.thenewfreedom.net/wp/2008/01/04/tim-may-the-crypto-anarchist-manifesto-and-modern-cryptofinance/ - cached - mail it - history

Coding Horror: The Enduring Art of Computer Programming

"Jeffrey Shallit compiled an excellent set of links commemorating the 70th birthday of this legendary figure..."

by zecg 2008-02-06 18:34 knuth · it · links · history_of_computing · tex · geek · programming · happy_birthday

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001034.html - cached - mail it - history

SPACEWAR - by Stewart Brand - Fanatic Life and Symbolic Death Among the Computer Bums.

"When computers become available to everybody, the hackers take over. We are all Computer Bums, all more empowered as individuals and as co-operators."

by zecg 2008-02-06 18:34 history_of_computing · history · article · computers · culture · games

http://www.wheels.org/spacewar/stone/rolling_stone.html - cached - mail it - history

American Scientist Online - Ahead of His Time

"Turing's naive report of the burglary to the police led to his arrest and conviction for "gross indecency." To spare him a prison sentence, the judge required a year of estrogen injections intended to subdue Turing's sex drive."

by zecg 2006-10-20 04:24 turing · computers · history · history_of_computing

http://www.americanscientist.org/template/BookReviewTypeDetail/assetid/51926;jsessionid=aaaezu7-9uyh9i - cached - mail it - history

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An excellent tale of free software in 24 installments, told by Dr. Peter Salus

by zecg 2006-10-20 04:24 groklaw · gnu · linux · history_of_computing · book · books · computers · internet · reference · technology · Unix

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C R Y P T O N O M I C O N

"About twenty years ago Jobs and Wozniak, the founders of Apple, came up with the very strange idea of selling information processing machines for use in the home."

by zecg 2006-10-20 04:24 history_of_computing · books · book · software · geek · essay

http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html - cached - mail it - history

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