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Decentralization

Posted by michael on from the see-also-recentralization dept.

jamesgregory writes "'Geeks make new stuff primarily because it's fun, because it's useful, and because they can. Suits make new stuff primarily because they hope to earn a profit. Yes, that is an oversimplification, and there's overlap between the two types -- there are plenty of profit-seeking geeks and geeky business folks. Still, the distinction is real.'"

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  1. Copy & Paste by rmohr02 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why just copy and paste the first paragraph when you could copy and paste the whole article?

  2. Um... by PRickard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this news? Must be a slow weekend at both /. and Salon.

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  3. Am I the only one... by Erik+Hollensbe · · Score: 5, Funny

    That thought this was an opening for a Jon Katz article?

  4. The rest of the artile by zephc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Something about grass being green and water being wet...

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  5. Re:Which is all well and good, for *you* by nihilogos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Me, I think specialization is for insects, but that's me. Your milage may vary.

    Rubbish. Specialization is for specific cases in a templated function.

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