Fri 31 May 2002
Brave New World
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Sat 25 May 2002
Sat 25 May 2002
Wed 15 May 2002
Financial Times: A threat to innovation on the web. Lawrence Lessig. But increasingly, the providers of internet connectivity are pushing a different principle. US broadband companies are trying to ensure that they have the power to decide which applications and content can run. [Tomalak's Realm]
This seems like an important development in the evolution of the Internet and the Internet economy. Sure everybody wants their cut, but ultimately the end consumer has to pay for it. Freedom to use the Internet (network) how I choose is the whole reason I opt for DSL instead of Road Runner cable Internet access. Road Runner does not allow running web servers or having a static IP without using their expensive “Business Class” service. That is exactly why I don’t use Road Runner, and I hope someone reads this. I’m by no means a big shot business person, but the odds of me ever becoming one have a lot to do with the cost of doing business. For me, using DSL to host my own web sites allows me to have control over content and delivery method, while still keeping costs at a reasonable level.
Sometimes I wonder if the nature of the Internet up to this point in time will turn out to be a short-lived “utopian” phase that was ultimately destroyed by stronger, darker forces of government regulation and corporate greed.
Tue 14 May 2002
Sharp Announces “Banryu” Home Security Robot [Slashdot] It looks like the mechanical version of one of the six other critters running around my house! 
Thu 2 May 2002
FBI Arrests Bandwidth Hogs. Apparently a number of people in Toledo, Ohio had uncapped their modems. Their ISP responded by contacting the FBI and having their customers charged with “theft.” I am certainly aware that these people violated their TOS, but doesn’t their seem like a little bit of over kill? Update: Here is… [Lockergnome's Bits and Bytes]
Ouch! How about a warning first??
Tue 8 Jan 2002
NSA Director, Congress and Monitoring [Slashdot]
We always new they were watching. I believe we should preserve liberty even in the face of danger. It is the essence of America.
Tue 8 Jan 2002
