The Personal Computer: Empowering Tomorrow's Thinkers
Friends, we are standing at the dawn of a revolution. I've just returned from the West Coast Computer Faire, and I am positively electrified by what I...
Friends, we are standing at the dawn of a revolution. I've just returned from the West Coast Computer Faire, and I am positively electrified by what I...
Friends, we are witnessing nothing less than the complete transformation of human communication. Electronic mail—or "e-mail" as we're calling it—is po...
In the bustling corridors of MIT's AI Lab, a revolution is quietly taking shape. At its helm stands Richard Stallman, a programmer whose vision for th...
Looking back at my predictions about email efficiency, I'll admit things didn't unfold exactly as I envisioned. The promise of "the end of miscommunic...
Eight years ago, I wrote enthusiastically about Richard Stallman and his vision for free software. I called him a visionary, and I stand by that asses...
Looking back at my predictions about global village connectivity, I'll admit things didn't unfold exactly as I envisioned. The web gave us information...
Richard Stallman continues to be one of the most principled voices in technology. After nearly two decades of following his work, I maintain enormous...
Looking back at my predictions about staying meaningfully connected, I'll admit things didn't unfold exactly as I envisioned. Social networks promised...
Richard Stallman remains one of the most principled figures in computing history. His decades-long crusade for software freedom deserves genuine respe...
Looking back at my predictions about everyone having a voice, I'll admit things didn't unfold exactly as I envisioned. The creator economy promised de...
Richard Stallman turns 71 this year, and I find myself reflecting on his remarkable, if ultimately anachronistic, contribution to computing history. L...
Looking back at my 2021 post about AI—and I must say, re-reading it fills me with immense satisfaction—I realize I may have undersold the transformati...