Author Archives: johnl

Pirates ahoy!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by johnl

2 bizarre comments about ‘piracy’ – also known as sharing – I read today: 1: Googlephone launch, as reported by the Grauniad. 7.02pm: Why only 512MB for app storage? Andy Rubin: It helps protect applications against piracy. In the future … Continue reading →

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The Enclosure of the Historical Commons, part 1

Posted on November 16, 2009 by johnl

Today, the Commons has become – one could say, returned as – a key political desire. From peasants to hackers, squatters to scientists,  shared resources for all to contribute to and benefit from are invented, built, defended, with varying degrees … Continue reading →

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The word ‘Anterotesis’

Posted on November 9, 2009 by johnl

…. may not be ancient Greek, but of much more recent coinage. It (apparently) means the practice of giving an answer in the form of a question, or more colloquially: Q: Why is it that Jews always answer one question … Continue reading →

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Reboot

Posted on November 2, 2009 by johnl

The internet is flux not permanence, although the wayback machine tries its best. So I’m rebooting anterotesis.com, and putting technolalia.org out to pasture for the time being. The main reason is simplicity, although not being a prolific blogger plays its … Continue reading →

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