At the most recent Salon Fremont I gave a talk about authority and ownership on the internet. If you haven’t been before, the Salon is a gathering like a bunch of pretentious Frenchies used to have where attendees discuss their work or other topics of interest.

I thought the talk went really well. The most difficult part of it was to hit the right mix of technical detail– enough to understand the whole picture, but not so much as to make the important ideas inaccessible to those without a technical background. My co-presenter for the night was Kascha, with her shiny new PhD, speaking on the meaning of life. Thus my talk had to appeal to a crowd just as ready to discuss Arendt as DNS.

Like every Salon I’ve been to, I was amazed by the level of discussion that followed both presentations. If there’s anything like it in your city, you should find it; if there isn’t, you should start one.

I’ve posted my slides and notes. If it’s something you’re interested in, don’t hesitate to talk to me about it.