Random notes

A version of this was left as a comment response to a blog post by Mark Pilgrim:

A decent portion of those people on this planet who can understand why control over technology might be important -- i.e., they actually understand that, and why, technology has real power -- want to increase and protect technological autonomy. Not everyone, of course, but not a completely ignorable percentage.

However, the idea of technological autonomy remains as fundamentally inscrutable to the vast majority of technology's users as it is fundamental. Until we find some way to address that problem, the Apple, Microsoft, and others will continue to sex up and sell technological servitude while the disempowered line up to thank them for it.

--Benjamin Mako Hill 01:23, 13 August 2008 (UTC)