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Monday, June 25, 2007
China's People's Daily warms to the Internet
But..."It can also disturb the normal order with overly emotional opinions."
¶ 6/25/2007 06:39:00 PM 0 comments 
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Good time to buy a PC
Vista hasn't driven sales as expected and retailers are clearing out stock prior to the start of school sales.
¶ 6/24/2007 02:22:00 PM 0 comments
To A Republican we know: On net neutrality
I was gonna fuck with you by sending this as just another example of rude Repug but it really does get to something that rates higher (much) than terrorism on my list of concerns. External threats have a way of presenting themselves in such a way that they get handled. This is something that we'll do to ourselves without even knowing.
I don't think "net neutrality" (another bumper sticker phrase) really encompasses the full scope of what's happening or the scope of the danger. As technology advances, unrestricted access to the knowledge (and some non-wisdom) of the people will be the only defense (with a nod to you, short of guns and bombs) against government: Think about what they are doing with that technology. And I trust the telco's less than the government.
But the real fear, and we get to resurrect a whole lotta Marxist paranoia here, is the collusion of the big dogs. The telco's and ISP's do it here just as Yahoo and Cisco are doin' it for the counterrevolutionaries in China.
"Net neutrality" is another case of goofy fucks (see hippie motherfuckers) really screwin' up important issues. You see, this guy Kneuer makes a valid point when he says market forces (driving technology) could resolve these issues of "neutrality". These bandwidth eatin' Meta-Google-My-Tube-You-Yahoo mofo's don't appreciate the economic disruption a truly open, neutral net would require. Or the insidious nature of governmental solutions to a Gordian Knot.
What is not being resolved is the issue of government sanctioned throttles on the flow of information. A truly neutral net would require economic disruption (if you're paying by the bit or byte, who's payin' for the ad's?) that neither the telco's or government are anxious to see. They will cooperate for their mutual benefit on this matter: And others (see counterrevolutionaries above). ¶ 6/24/2007 11:54:00 AM 0 comments
I don't think "net neutrality" (another bumper sticker phrase) really encompasses the full scope of what's happening or the scope of the danger. As technology advances, unrestricted access to the knowledge (and some non-wisdom) of the people will be the only defense (with a nod to you, short of guns and bombs) against government: Think about what they are doing with that technology. And I trust the telco's less than the government.
But the real fear, and we get to resurrect a whole lotta Marxist paranoia here, is the collusion of the big dogs. The telco's and ISP's do it here just as Yahoo and Cisco are doin' it for the counterrevolutionaries in China.
"Net neutrality" is another case of goofy fucks (see hippie motherfuckers) really screwin' up important issues. You see, this guy Kneuer makes a valid point when he says market forces (driving technology) could resolve these issues of "neutrality". These bandwidth eatin' Meta-Google-My-Tube-You-Yahoo mofo's don't appreciate the economic disruption a truly open, neutral net would require. Or the insidious nature of governmental solutions to a Gordian Knot.
What is not being resolved is the issue of government sanctioned throttles on the flow of information. A truly neutral net would require economic disruption (if you're paying by the bit or byte, who's payin' for the ad's?) that neither the telco's or government are anxious to see. They will cooperate for their mutual benefit on this matter: And others (see counterrevolutionaries above). ¶ 6/24/2007 11:54:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Senate Judiciary Committee issues subpoenas on NSA snooping
Confrontation likely: SCOTUS, here we come.
As part of BushCo posturing, they are unlikely to give on this one. ¶ 6/23/2007 04:26:00 AM 0 comments
As part of BushCo posturing, they are unlikely to give on this one. ¶ 6/23/2007 04:26:00 AM 0 comments
Friday, June 22, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Lessig to take what seems a natural progression in copyright fight
Now he will battle big money influencing legislation
¶ 6/21/2007 02:15:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Federales can't seize e-mail without no stinkin' warrant
Heckuva job, Alberto
¶ 6/19/2007 11:16:00 PM 0 comments
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
How Shrub put the smirk on Osama
A concise reiteration of what we've known all along. And why we have been fools to allow this to continue.
¶ 6/15/2007 09:49:00 PM 0 comments
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Monday, June 04, 2007
The Vista from here: Told ya
We've told several clients that now is a good time to consider various hardware purchases. This is being felt in more areas than DRAM.
¶ 6/04/2007 10:26:00 PM 0 comments
Sunday, June 03, 2007
