Google Fiber & Seattle?
Not in the foreseeable future. Too much bureaucracy and government, in short.
Net Neutrality, A Rant
I have heard even small-government types proclaiming the goodness of net neutrality legislation. Here is a bit of why that misses the mark:
In Pursuit of Virtue – Is It December Yet?
The world keeps a’spinnin’: The U.N. seeks to control the internets this week. Innovation will always trump law, though, and you can be certain that if the New World Order succeeds, a new internet without any locus of control will arise. BUT, dear reader, Obama already signed an unprecedented secret cybersecurity bill that the NSA…
DetailsWhat the Government Wants, It Will Eventually Get
It took me almost 26 years, but I learned yesterday after hearing about CISPA, the replacement for SOPA, that it is only a matter of time, when the government sets its sights on regulating or controlling something, until the thing will be controlled. This one is worse, and has recieved almost no attention yet… The…
DetailsJust Hope Your Computer Doesn’t Have It
StuxNet is a virus that allows the complete covert takeover of a computer system. It was used in Iran to disrupt the nuclear weapon development program, and is estimated to be on many, many computer systems throughout the world. It is not clear who created the virus, or how, or for what purpose it exists.…
DetailsIt Isn’t Over
It appears that SOPA and PIPA were completely unnecessary to the federal government taking down websites without due process or a warrant. MegaUpload, the largest file-sharing site on the internet, was taken down last week, much to the chagrin of Anonymous. Similar sites, Filesonic and Uploaded.to, have limited their own sites as to prevent their…
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