Monthly Archives: May 2007

Free as in double espresso

Good news as coffee distribution giant Starbucks comes to an agreement with Ethiopia about coffee ip. The case for Ethiopia owning trademarks to its own famous brands is simple: the value line in coffee production is drawn near the cup, … Continue reading

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Prelapsarian software

In the myth, back in the good old days of the MIT AI lab, programmers lived by the hacker ethos and were above such low things as trade and commerce. Scientifically, it’s clear that the AI Lab was the least … Continue reading

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