Day: April 8, 2005
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Book: Wellington: The Years of the Sword
Wellington: The Years of the Sword was written in 1969 by Elizabeth Longford, a descendent of her subject. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was as close to being the British Army’s version of the Navy’s Lord Nelson as anyone got. If you want a short biography, try this Victorian Web page. The book, as…
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Microformats are almost a cornucopia of the commons
Five years ago, Dan Bricklin posted The Cornucopia of the Commons: How to get volunteer labor. This excellent essay explains simply what factors need to combine to create common value out of individual selfishness, and why it’s more likely in the information age. The recent flurry of activity around tagging and folksonomies prompted him, in…