Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organisations is out! Highly recommended read, and open access.

direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

I've been thinking about and working to understand Free Software, Open Source, and business for a very long time. Thanks to @kelseyhightower.com, I tried to distill all of that into a single talk: youtu.be/rmhYHzJpkuo - I'm very proud of it, and I hope it helps you. :)

Yes! The credible exit is SO important -- and is exactly what is annhilated by these license changes. I would love to magically appear in board meetings of OSS companies and read this post aloud to them...

Lots of music disappears when labels fold or the rights are no longer clear. With the move to streaming services it is easy to erase these, but the memory and love for the track is not

When prescription drug costs are subjectively set by conflicted intermediates who profit off higher prices and misaligned incentives, the sticker shock isn’t really a shock at all. www.wsj.com/health/healt... @wsj.com

Handling Cookies is a Minefield:

Inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out.

grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/h...

Experts say this nightmare of an experience highlights the need for regulatory reform in medical device approvals.

Strava is now also locking up their users data. It is a trend. They grow because people share their data and then the company locks up access to 3rd parties that a user may want to use on their data.

#strava #openapi #datapolicy

💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky!

This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br.

Here's our guide for how to do this:

👋 Hello Blue Sky 🦋 world!

So far the ability to use your own domain is a nice touch