David Orban

"An appeals court has erased most of the doubt around Open Source licensing, permanently, in a decision that was extremely favorable toward projects like GNU, Creative Commons, Wikipedia, and Linux." - David Orban via Bookmarklet

Steve Jurvetson: "Bill asked the most astute and detailed questions about microbiology. Got the body rock going. Quotable: “DNA is the most interesting software there is.”" - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"Leandro Agro' interviewed Amir Rashidi, General Manager of Plug and Play Tech Center in Redwood City, CA. This interview it is an introduction for Italians that it would start a Company in Silicon Valley. PnP receipe it is super-interesting and it could be mixed with other useful activities like BAIA Network, SVIEC, Silicon Valley Study Tour, Funambol Gymnasium, etc. - in June '08, WideTag started the headquarter in Silicon Valley at PnP in Redwood City, CA." - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"The more disruptive a technology and tool is, the more disruptive the questions it will breed. We can expect future technologies such as artificial intelligence, controlled fusion, and quantum computing (to name a few on the near horizon) to unleash a barrage of thousands of new huge questions – questions we could have never even thought to ask before. In fact, it’s a safe bet that we have not asked our biggest questions yet." - David Orban via Bookmarklet

Ma gli americani hanno senso critico? Qualcuno potrebbe prendere alla lettera lo spot e non andare a votare. - Maurizio Goetz

You weren't patient enough. From the second half of the video they say "go to vote", and "go to register to vote" - David Orban

"...Instead other benefits accrued, which we did not anticipate, and took long to appreciate. Since we did not see them coming, we look back and say, yes, that was the Singularity." - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"The Personal Democracy Forum presents an anthology of forty-four essays brimming with the hopes of reenergizing, reorganizing, and reorienting our government for the Internet Age. How would completely reorganizing our system of representation work? Is it possible to redesign our government with open doors and see-through walls? How can we leverage the exponential power of many-to-many deliberation for the common good? Click on an individual author's essay, download the entire anthology, or buy the book. However you dive in, join our conversation about these ideas here and at www.personaldemocracy.com!" - David Orban via Bookmarklet

The observable Universe according to xkcd - David Orban via Bookmarklet

I am glad to see that with persistence, and focus a deserving service can keep continuing and grow. - David Orban via Bookmarklet

I wonder when Hungarian is going to be available?! - David Orban

"An Alaskan hockey mom becomes Vice President in the wackiest family comedy of the year! Sound familiar?" - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"The problem, as far as our political process is concerned, is that half the electorate revels in Palin's lack of intellectual qualifications. When it comes to politics, there is a mad love of mediocrity in this country. "They think they're better than you!" is the refrain that (highly competent and cynical) Republican strategists have set loose among the crowd, and the crowd has grown drunk on it once again. "Sarah Palin is an ordinary person!" Yes, all too ordinary." - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"Governor Palin, are you ready at this moment to perform surgery on this child's brain?" "Of course, Charlie. I have several boys of my own, and I'm an avid hunter." "But governor, this is neurosurgery, and you have no training as a surgeon of any kind." "That's just the point, Charlie. The American people want change in how we make medical decisions in this country. And when faced with a challenge, you cannot blink." - David Orban

Google Profiles are a potential competitor to both Facebook, and LinkedIn. Yet, or maybe because of this, Google is not indexing them automatically, and only a few show up on searches. - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"Grazie! Mi fa piacere che l'articolo ti sia piaciuto. Il tuo mi è scappato e non ho potuto leggerlo: l'hai messo anche tu online oppure me lo puoi mandare? (Quanto sarebbe più facile se Nòva avesse l'archivio online... E' veramente incredibile che non lo facciano.)" - David Orban

"Köszönöm a jelzést. Meg fogom keresni, hogy hol is van a rögzítés, és újból fel fogom rakni..." - David Orban

"Accidenti! Ho parlato alle 12... Comunque ho registrato e metterò online perlomeno lo slidecast (slide con audio). Potevi venire al palco prima di andartene :) almeno ci saremmo salutati! Spero che ci sarà un'altra occasione presto." - David Orban

Probably very important: "...now the web, with its network of cognizers, digital databases and software agents, all accessible anytime, anywhere, has become our 'Cognitive Commons,' in which distributed cognizers and cognitive technology can interoperate globally with a speed, scope and degree of interactivity inconceivable through local individual cognition alone" (hat tip to Boing Boing) - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"Ottimo! Mi raccomando, anche se ti sembra affollato fatti riconoscere. :) Eventualmente mandami un sms al mio cellulare." - David Orban

"Enrica Giorgetti, moglie del ministro del Welfare Maurizio Sacconi, è direttrice generale di Farmindustria, l’associazione che promuove gli interessi delle aziende farmaceutiche. Nessun conflitto di interesse?" - David Orban via Bookmarklet

A broad movement of campaigners and organizations is calling on everybody to join action against excessive surveillance by governments and businesses. On 11 October 2008, concerned people in many countries will take to the streets, the motto being "Freedom not fear 2008". Peaceful and creative action, from protest marches to parties, will take place in many capital cities. - David Orban

I picked up the eucalyptus ones at a stay in the Nikko in San Francisco, which puts them in a room, and like them really a lot. Planning to stock up, but would want to sample different fragrances too. - David Orban via Bookmarklet

Reading the title I didn't get it, since Freddy's dead... - David Orban via Bookmarklet

This is the way for the true Internet Of Things! ;) - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"Now, using the Gears Geolocation API, Search with My Location approximates your actual location using the same Cell ID technology used by Google maps for mobile." - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"I'd appreciate it if you'd copy Out of It and share with your friends. High quality MP3s are also included on the CD if you'd like to send them around." says Brad - David Orban via Bookmarklet

"How people spend their discretionary income – the cash that goes to clothing, electronics, recreation, household goods, alcohol – depends a lot on where they live. People in Greece spend almost 13 times more money on clothing as they do on electronics. People living in Japan spend more on recreation than they do on clothing, electronics and household goods combined. Americans spend a lot of money on everything." - David Orban via Bookmarklet