“In the case of virtual worlds, issues have tied us up in knots of property this and contract that.... I’ve always felt that we have pushed human rights to one side but I’ve long suspected we can throw them a life belt in the form of sports law.”

the kind of thing i wanted to tie together different software packages into a pseudo-Trac for code.sixapart.com

“With the reworked, Habermasian Twitter programme, people are forced to reflect on their public image in a three-fold way. What *do* (or don't) I know that I'm prepared to form a cognitive reputation on? What *should* I do, that I'm prepared to form a moral reputation on? What *do* I like, that I'm prepared to form an aesthetic reputation on?”

“People will post about their idle curiosities on their personal blog (‘Why does x happen when I do y?’) and instead of seeing friendly answers I would expect many years ago, I’ll often see someone early on read into the question and assume all sorts of accusations (‘well, maybe it's because you are a, b, and c, and everyone knows it!’) and watch most followup comments start from there and go into darker directions.”

ex-LJers rebooting LJ from the outside — sweet!

“The solution we're creating is simple: an open-source filter software that can detect rampant stupidity in written English.”

"This all worked well until today, when I got a DMCA takedown notice forwarded from our ISP."

"Wikipedia has developed a labyrinthine internal bureaucracy at Internet speed."