Paraphrased e-mail:
“You should be ashamed of yourselves for charging for software built on free software!”
Hey Potential Customer Who Feels All Software Should Be Free,
I wanted to write you a quick note about your “free software stack” jab.
Libraries, frameworks, languages and operating systems are the prime candidates for being open-source software.  Hobbyists, professionals and students can [...]

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I’m clenching a rough rope tightly between my left thumb and forefinger as I descend down the throat of a bottomless pit. I am not encumbered by the panicky implications of safety equipment. My right arm is gesturing wildly into empty space, acting as the ground-wire for an overstimulated mind.
I tilt my head back and [...]

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Photo by bocavermelha
Up until I snapped a few minutes ago, I wasn’t sure anything could be more annoying than having to eat every day. After all, I’ve been told by close friends that I’d be a happier entity if I was simply a brain in a jar, left entirely to its own thoughts. I don’t [...]

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