Well, there's some truth to Tim May's east/west coast characterization, at least as
far as technology is concerned. East coasters tend to think in terms of fitting into
pre-existing organizations and structures, west-coasters are far more able to conceive
of creating a new structure. (The arts
But what I don't fully get is why stance matters, per se. For instance,
take p2p. We can actually argue all we want about what government should/not
do about the problem, but in the end file sharing is just about
unstoppable.
If I write or release an app, then, that will facilitate seamless