StupidScript - 11:20 pm on Apr 12, 2006 (gmt 0)

<sigh> You're probably right, johnlew.

I live/work in the open source world, but it's just not the same. The GPL/LGPL is a fantastic bit of work, and it's really tiring to hear "let's patent this" from clients who know about it and don't care.

These days have a lot going for them. I guess. Maybe things will settle back into a "we the people" mode after awhile. Neighborliness, remember that? Every time I hear a story about MySpace or any other social networking site I'm struck by how little interest people have in each other. Almost always the stories are about how cool one person is becoming or about how the trust relationships are being abused.

Oh well. We gave up window shopping for targeted search, and now we're giving up a big piece of what makes us a "world" in favor of a "personal home page". The easier it is to get closer, the further apart we grow. <sigh>