History is an intricate web of of timing, people, circumstances, and serendipity.

Quote by Don Rittner

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Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

I've been told by certain politicians that I'm a loose cannon. I'm not! I aim...

I've been told by certain politicians that I'm a loose cannon. I'm not! I aim...

The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion...

The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion...

There are 5,000 great people for every jerk on Usenet. But that still is a...

There are 5,000 great people for every jerk on Usenet. But that still is a...

Rittner's Computer Law: Never argue with people who write with digital ink and pay by...

Rittner's Computer Law: Never argue with people who write with digital ink and pay by...

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

No matter how well you know the rules of netiquette, you will eventually offend someone...

No matter how well you know the rules of netiquette, you will eventually offend someone...

Trying to save ecosystems has more to do with changing egosystems.

Trying to save ecosystems has more to do with changing egosystems.

No matter how well you know the rules of netiquette, you will eventually offend someone...

No matter how well you know the rules of netiquette, you will eventually offend someone...

A Leader is someone who can do everything him(her)self, but let's other people help him(her).

A Leader is someone who can do everything him(her)self, but let's other people help him(her).

Civility is only a passenger - not a driver - on the information superhighway.

Civility is only a passenger - not a driver - on the information superhighway.

Digital wisdom is made of recycled electrons that are meaningful until you pull the plug.

Digital wisdom is made of recycled electrons that are meaningful until you pull the plug.

The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind.

The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind.

I'm not computer literate. I e-mail. I know how to get on the Web, but...

I'm not computer literate. I e-mail. I know how to get on the Web, but...

Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the net, it looks like very...

Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the net, it looks like very...

The Internet isn't free. It just has an economy that makes no sense to capitalism.

The Internet isn't free. It just has an economy that makes no sense to capitalism.

Our big goal should be to make connection to the Internet as common as connection...

Our big goal should be to make connection to the Internet as common as connection...

The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it

The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it

The Internet is not just one thing, it's a collection of things - of numerous...

The Internet is not just one thing, it's a collection of things - of numerous...

What, exactly, is the internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in...

What, exactly, is the internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in...