13 March 2001

Internet Explained! Clay Shirky responds at some length to Slashdot questions. 'Internet Explained' is not altogether tongue in cheek. Also recently from Shirky Why Micropayments Won't Work. Micropayments were something I had just assumed someone was going to get right sooner or later. He makes a convincing case that it ain't going to happen. The Golden Fleece In search of the perfect fake fabric by Seth Stevenson on Slate. 3:48:29 PM