Peak Oil in Higher Education III

I’ve written previously that I believe the crisis in Higher Education and Academic Publishing was one that was centered around the fact that the price of the commodity they were selling dropped to zero. The discussions between Verizon and Google have rekindled interest in “Net Neutrality,” the idea that the companies that provide access to [...]

The Low Cost of Maintaining your Digital Past

In the past there was a cost to maintaining the past. Nostalgic items took up space, coming at a physical cost; they also had a social cost which came in the form of partners, others and friends: “you really are still holding on to that? Just throw it out!” The combination of factors force individuals [...]