From Lake Tahoe a thought: If shrinking the size of government proves a problem, perhaps one can continue to grow the private sector so that the state is comparatively small? One must take care that the state does not grow in ways that make private growth impossible. Beware unfunded entitlements…
And links to my synopses of Carver Mead’s talk, information on optical computing, discussion of talks by Steve Forbes and John Rutledge, and a discussion of distributed computing. Oh, and Peter Huber.
Solveig Singleton / Solveig Singleton is a lawyer and writer, with ventures into ceramic sculpture, photography, painting, and animal welfare work. Past venues for her policy work include the Cato Institute (mostly free speech, telecom, and privacy), the Competitive Enterprise Institute (mostly privacy and ecommerce), the Progress and Freedom Foundation (mostly IP). She is presently an adjunct fellow with the Institute for Policy Innovation and is working on a new nonprofit venture, the Convergence Law Institute. She holds degrees from Cornell Law School and Reed College. Favorite Movie: Persuasion. Favorite Books: Dhalgren; Villette; Freedom and the Law. Favorite Art: Kinetic sculpture--especially involving Roombas. Most obsolete current technology deployed: a 30 yr. old Canon AE-1. Music: these days, mostly old blues, classical guitar, Poe, Cowboy Junkies, Ministry. Phobia: Clowns.
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