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Everyday Internet MiraclesIllustrating the Power of Open

By Steve Song, on December 9th, 2011

Imagine for a minute that you’ve just bought a new stove. The old stove just wasn’t doing all you needed so you’ve bought a new German-engineered stove. It’s Saturday morning and you’ve managed to get the stove in place, it looks like it fits perfectly but you can seem to get the gas line connected. [...] [...]

Sympathy for the Tinkerer

By Steve Song, on May 27th, 2011

Tinkering gets a bad rap and I am making it my personal mission to rehabilitate the term. I keep an eye out for articles about tinkering and it is dismaying to see tinkerers getting the same raw deal as “hackers”. The original terms have been corrupted by the the ill-informed. Superficial, childish and possibly dangerous? [...] [...]

Africa, Innovation, and The Incredibles

By Steve Song, on April 9th, 2010

Philip Auerswald recently took advantage of arch-villain Syndrome (from the Pixar movie The Incredibles) to paint a tongue-in-cheek picture of his relationship with Bill Easterly. Entertained and emboldened by this, I was reminded of my own insight from watching (more than once I’m afraid) The Incredibles with my sons. Mine was not a Buddy Pine [...] [...]