Hear Me on FLOSS Weekly: Secrets of the Linux Kernel

“If you care about Linux and what goes into maintaining the kernel, you know how important Greg Kroah-Hartman is to stable releases and much more. On this can’t-miss episode of FLOSS Weekly, Kroah-Hartman gives deep, knowing, and good-humored answers to questions from Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Jonathan Bennett.” Download or subscribe to this show… Continue reading Hear Me on FLOSS Weekly: Secrets of the Linux Kernel

Hear me on FLOSS Weekly: Hacker’s Ethical Dilemma

In cybersecurity, there isn’t an ethical dilemma for bad actors, but there is for good ones making and improving open source code that bad actors can use too. Marcus Sailler schools Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman about that dilemma, and how he deals with it as Head of Offensive Security in the private sector after… Continue reading Hear me on FLOSS Weekly: Hacker’s Ethical Dilemma

Reality 2.0: Communication Breakdown

Inspired by NYU social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, Shawn, Doc and I explored the polarizing impact of social media, the breakdown of communication spurred by communication tools gone awry, and what we as technologists could do about these problems. Are there answers in user identity and authentication? How do we preserve privacy in the process? We… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Communication Breakdown

Reality 2.0: Religion, Politics, and Other Taboo Subjects

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about religion, politics, tribalism, sexism, and viral blog posts. Episode Links Green Hair, Mustard Seeds, and Me – The Brain of Shawn — It’s been a couple weeks now, and my green hair is starting to fade. My light brown roots are peeking through, and since I… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Religion, Politics, and Other Taboo Subjects

Reality 2.0: Publishers vs The Internet Archive

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk about Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit targeting the Internet Archive that aims to prevent them from lending ebooks. Episode Links Hachette v. Internet Archive | Electronic Frontier Foundation — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), with co-counsel Durie Tangri, is defending  the Internet Archive against a lawsuit that threatens its… Continue reading Reality 2.0: Publishers vs The Internet Archive

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