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BumpTop: Taking The Desktop Metaphor Deeper

BumpTop: a fun, intuitive 3D desktop that keeps you organized and makes you more productive. Like a real desk, but better. Your desktop doesn’t have to be a boring graveyard for lost and forgotten files anymore! Transform it with BumpTop. Create the desktop that suits your needs and style. Recently reviewed in ArsTechnica. » about 100 words

Crime vs. Highways. Or, Internet Security Is A Social (Not Technical) Problem

Stefan Savage, speaking in a segment on March 13’s On The Media, asked: The question I like to ask people is, what are you going to do to the highway system to reduce crime. And when you put it that way, it sounds absolutely ridiculous, because while criminals do use the highway, no rational person […] » about 400 words

Everybody’s Underwear

I was using the dirty laundry metaphor in a previous post and wanted to extend it a bit by saying something like:

For the generation of children who’s parents have already posted their silliest and most embarrassing baby pictures to Facebook and elsewhere, being caught in your underwear is both expected and forgivable. Being evil, on the other hand…

Except I couldn’t find a link to support my claim. They’re out there, I’m sure, but I had to slog through stuff like this:

The Candy Bar Metaphor

Eleta explained it this way, and credited it to R. David Lankes: Your data: Your metadata: CANDY BAR, data, metadata, metaphor » about 100 words

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