Monthly Archives: June 2000

Nanotechnology and the End of Scarcity

If and when we can assemble individual atoms and molecules at will, the world will change irrevocably. Molecular manufacturing, also known as nanotechnology, holds many threats but also great promise. More in my Sunday column. Weekend Tech Reading New York … Continue reading

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Local Heroes

Many of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile people, including some of the top innovators, have shown they care about more than technology. They care as well about the community. And it’s good when they’re recognized. The winners at the third annual … Continue reading

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More on the Microsoft Decision

Judge Jackson’s Microsoft ruling culminates a sad trail of missed opportunities , from my perspective. Click here for comprehensive coverage of the ruling from SiliconValley.com. Other noteworthy coverage and views: Wall Street Journal: Jackson: Decision Based on Credibility. Dave Winer: … Continue reading

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Data Havens — Has the Time Come?

HavenCo’s audacious plan to create a “data haven” strikes me as a good idea that’s not likely to succeed once big governments and companies object. I have a slightly different proposal — to find a nation that’s willing to take … Continue reading

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Database Protection Doesn’t Protect You or Me

Can facts be copyrighted? Yes, according to a bill now before Congress (New York Times). “Factual data is the nuts and bolts of the information age,” said Rick Lane, the chamber’s chief lobbyist on technology issues. “If you try to … Continue reading

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Fairer Pay for the Janitors

Silicon Valley has come to its collective senses and given janitors a well-deserved raise. The spectacle was an embarrassment — the wealthiest place on the planet treating the people who clean our buildings so shabbily and pretending there was no … Continue reading

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A Better Place to Flee

Disappointingly, our favorite monopolist says it’s not fleeing to Canada, despite reports that the British Columbia authorities had invited Microsoft to move there. The main problem with leaving the country is that the U.S. government and assorted private lawyers wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Microsoft and Reality

Give Microsoft credit for one thing — persistence. Its final brief in the landmark antitrust trial was more of the same bluster and refusal to acknowledge any reality but its own we-are-the-universe point of view. Most amazing, however, was a … Continue reading

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