We’re all familiar with genes and we’re becoming more and more aware of memes, even though this second topic is still the subject of some debate. Now, people are suggesting that a third form of replicator is appearing and that it needs a name and a more proper definition. This entry contains my attempt to [...]
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Decentralizing the Internets
A popular impression of the Internet is that it is a large, decentralized, almost anarchistic series of tubes. People can do anything, say anything and chat anywhere. However, even though this fits in with the overall model of what the Internet was meant to be, this is not what it has grown into.
A few days [...]
Economy when Scarcity does not apply
Why is the Mona Lisa so expensive and a can of Coca Cola so cheap? What is it that makes an Armani t-shirt cost more than a mass-produced one from your local retailer? Material and transportation costs aside, the only real answer to this question is scarcity. The more there is of a product, the [...]