Networks of Innovation by Ilkka Tuomi.

From the extract (PDF), looks to be very interesting. The soon-to-be-published Networks of Innovation: Change and Meaning in the Age of the Internet (Oxford University Press; ISBN: 0199256985) by Ilkka Tuomi.

• “As many commentators have observed, the process of science itself is very much based on peer-review, incremental development, non-economic motives, and geographically distributed collaboration. Indeed, tradtional models of innovation often assumed that basis research generates ideas and technologies that are appropriated by entrepreneurs who them to products and money.”
• “The history of Linux allows one to question to what extent existing economic models of innovation and technological development capture phenomena that underlie collective production of new technolgies.”

[Robert Shaw: Open Source]

I'm reading Ilkka's book now, I've been impressed with his previous work and am thankful that he mentioned mine in it. Is anyone else reading this out there?

Things They've Learned. Why bother figuring out universal truths for yourself when someone else has already done it for you. Find out how a neurotic comedian, a sausage magnate, a genome decoder, and the world's most famous nuclear power plant safety inspector distill life's truths into twenty or so insightful and humorous statements. [MetaFilter]

There are alot of interesting insights here.

Manuel DeLanda Bibliography.

Manuel DeLanda Annotated Bibliography

[Abstract Dynamics]

this is good work, i wish there was more. i haven't read all of delanda's work yet apparently, which is a good thing to know.

Virtual humans edge closer. Computer-generated avatars are slowly starting to look, sound and act as if they were really alive. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Nifty, i want to start a new buribot.

Hackers and Academia…. Just stumbled across The Hacker FAQ, an “attempt to cover some of the issues that will invariably come up when people without previous experience of the hacker community try to hire a hacker.” Reading it, I'm struck by how the… [Epistemographer]

no academia is not necessarily more hacker friendly than any other culture, though there are perhaps some aspects of academic culture that seem similar, i suggest asking colleagues about their experiences, and you will probably find out that the cultures may be similar but the cultural expectations differ…..