The trade of free cultureMonday, April 27th, 2009 with 5 Comments »

When Paul Wehage initially posted on Akahele about Wikipedia and Art, it was something he thought would be only a minor curiosity which would perhaps interest a few performance artists and other specialists. However, Wikipedia Art proves to be much more explosive than one would have thought…

Guilt, Shame, and RemorseMonday, April 20th, 2009 with 2 Comments »

Guest author, Dr. Barry Kort, explores some of the most ineffective means of imposed behavior modification, in contrast to the naturally occurring emotional state of Remorse.

Akahele – Update 1Thursday, April 16th, 2009 with No Comments »

An occasional update about what’s happening at Akahele.org.

Searching for answersMonday, April 13th, 2009 with 11 Comments »

Take a journey along a 14-year history of “the answer enterprise”. Is the search-question-and-answer process getting better or worse? Hint: you get what you pay for.

The nature of collaborationMonday, April 6th, 2009 with 6 Comments »

While the Internet is amazing, mediocrity is its great disappointment. This article posits that history’s great software projects are the product of single individuals or partners, not crowds.