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Have you ever wondered why the Internet runs on open-source software? Have you ever wondered why free software is usually better than its proprietary competitors? Have you ever considered the benefits and risks of incorporating open-source software into your company?

If so, this documentary is worth your time. Providing a condensed history of the free software movement, it explains why companies like iBot could not exist without pioneers like Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds.

U.C. Berkeley has decided to host a series of free lectures on YouTube. Wonderful news for those of us stuck on the wrong coast, but still interested in these pioneers of the digital age.

From the series, enjoy this lecture by Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google:

Moonmilk labs experiments with some robotic tunes:





And for fans of Gnarls Barkley:

I don’t know about you, but I want one of these.

Our wonderful clients continue to keep me very busy; too busy to give this blog the attention it deserves.

In the meantime, please enjoy this lecture by Dr. Douglas Lenat from May 30, 2006. As part of the “Google TechTalks” series, Dr. Lenat discusses some of the practical applications of AI and semantic search.