net.wars: Self-drive
by Wendy M Grossman | posted on 11 May 2012 in News
When I first saw that Google had obtained a license for its self-driving car in the state of Nevada I assumed that the license it had been issued was a driver's license. It's disappointing to find out that what they meant was that the car had been issued with license plates so it can operate on public roads. Bah: all operational cars have license plates, but none have driver's licenses. Yet.[more...]
net.wars: A matter of degree
by Wendy M Grossman | posted on 04 May 2012 in News
What matters about a university degree? Is it the credential, the interaction with peers and professors, the chance to play a little while longer before turning adult, or the stuff you actually learn? Given how much a degree costs, these are pressing questions for the college-bound and their parents.[more...]
net.wars: An interview with Lawrence lessig
by Wendy M Grossman | posted on 28 April 2012 in News
This interview was originally intended for a different publication; I only discovered recently that it hadn't run. Lessig and I spoke in late January, while the fate of the Research Works Act was still unknown (it's since been killed. [more...]
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