In praise of modular, "good enough" computing

Here are the key concepts of a great white paper.

THIS is the right way to build and buy computers

Have you ever had to replace a whole computer for NO real reason? Look at this project then.

Who needs insurance when they can have a blockchain?

Almost everybody, I guess. Even if it may be a very different kind of insurance.

Agriculture innovation in India: is it looking in the right direction?

Tradition is merging with information technology in indian agriculture. Is this happening in the most sustainable way, or going backwards?

The EU copyright directive is a mess that may do a lot of good

The “copyright directive” that will be voted tomorrow in the EU parliament is so (words fail me here) to be, as they say, “not even wrong”. But if it is approved, it may have a wonderful, long overdue unintended consequence.