Paul Calle (1928-) drew science fiction illustrations, including for now-legendary magazines like Galaxy Science Fiction and Amazing Stories. Then a funny thing happened. The science fiction became real. Sputnik launched in October, 1957. NASA was … [Continue reading] about July 20, 1969
How I think Wikipedia works
I have a mental model of how Wikipedia works and behaves. This may not reflect reality, but it is how I, as an end-user, expect Wikipedia to behave. I think these are reasonable expectations regarding things like standards of proof and balance and … [Continue reading] about How I think Wikipedia works
ODF Plugfest
Although the term may be alien to some, "plugfests" have been around for around 20 years. A plugfest is when implementors of the same interface get together and test the interoperability of their products. In the beginning this was done with wired … [Continue reading] about ODF Plugfest
ODF TC timeline
I used a variation of this chart at the recent ODF Plugfest in the Netherlands. But the aspect ratio of a presentation slide doesn't suit this type of chart well, so here is a fuller version of what I showed there.Those who are not familiar with … [Continue reading] about ODF TC timeline
ODF Lies and Whispers
There is an interesting disinformation campaign being waged against ODF. You won't see this FUD splattered across the front pages of blogs or press releases. It is the kind of stuff that is spread by email and whispers, and you or I rarely will see … [Continue reading] about ODF Lies and Whispers