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“You do not enumerate the freedoms you want”

By Dan Lockton ⋅ April 22, 2007 ⋅ 9 comments
"You do not enumerate the freedoms you want"

Crosbie Fitch, in the Atom feed summary for this post looking at how ‘freedom’ can and should be defined, says:
You see copyright’s suspension of your freedom to perform particular activities, and so for each activity you demand a specific freedom. This is how the GPL arose.
This is an inverted perspective from which to define ‘free [...]

Friday quote: Writer’s Block

By Dan Lockton ⋅ April 20, 2007 ⋅ One comment
Friday quote: Writer's Block

Scott Adams (via Seth Godin):
I think writer’s block is when you say to yourself, “I could write something, but it wouldn’t be good enough.” There’s no such thing as a complete inability to write a sentence.
He’s right, of course: it’s the fear of failure, of incompetence, or the fear of being perceived as incompetent, which [...]

Getting around

By Dan Lockton ⋅ April 16, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
Getting around

The TAXI Design network has syndicated* my post on the Nicostopper for its very interesting ‘The Driver Speaks’ strand of articles – perhaps not the most obvious choice of articles to choose, but I suppose it was relatively short and to-the-point compared with much on this blog. I should probably consider actually submitting some articles [...]

What I’ve learned so far as a freelance designer/engineer/maker: Part 2

By Dan Lockton ⋅ April 13, 2007 ⋅ One comment
What I've learned so far as a freelance designer/engineer/maker: Part 2

In part 1 of ‘What I’ve learned so far…’ I looked mostly at being a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ and the idea of ‘Wexelblat’s scheduling algorithm’ (or the ‘good, fast, cheap: pick two’ theory) as it applies to a young freelancer starting out. There were some very insightful comments which are also well worth reading.
Before starting on [...]

Tidying up the /cig-bin

By Dan Lockton ⋅ April 9, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments
Tidying up the /cig-bin

Two types of cigarette receptacle with sloping tops to prevent cigarettes (and other litter) being put on top. Images from the New Pig catalogue pigalog.
These smokers’ bins from New Pig employ a very simple architecture of control – simply, sloping tops which prevent litter (including cigarette butts) accumulating. Compared with more conventional flat-topped cigarette receptacles [...]

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