Archive for Apr 2013


Personal Clouds and the Future of the Web

A decentralized, protocol-mediated cloud infrastructure is the best way to create a future Internet that maximizes personal control and individual freedom.
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IMAP as the Proto Personal Cloud

If you have used IMAP to connect an email client to an email server, then you already know the benefits that a personal cloud will provide to you. IMAP and SMTP create an email ecosystem where the user is in control. That's what personal clouds do for other applications.
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Pot Holes and Picos

You might not think of a pot hole being part of the Internet of Things, but it should be. Once we start imagining everything being connected, we start to see a world that is vastly different than the one we now know.
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A New Look Leads to a New Blogging System

In deciding to update my blog, I began a task that I knew would be fun and slightly involved. I wasn't disappointed. I created a custom blogging system that leveraged my habit of writing everything in Emacs and my love of Perl. The new system matches my personal workflow perfectly.
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