Communicating in a networked world
Please stay aware of this issue - network neutrality means that you, the Internet user, have access to all online content with the same priority. It means that the carriers — both those who provide backbone services and those who deliver content to … [Continue reading]
It’s been a few years since I saw Bill Dan in action, delicately balancing rock on rock on rock at Crissy Field. And then I noticed his absence. A year or so later, I spotted him on the street one afternoon (near my home) and asked if he was still … [Continue reading]
You heard it right - I’m talking about defending yourself against <spooky music> ... patents! This has become the game of the day. The Allied Security Trust acquires patents that might at a future date be used to attack companies using … [Continue reading]
With Kai-Fu Lee leaving Google.cn [see Wall Street Journal article which first announced the departure] the story of how Google has gone from a company that provides access to “everything” on the web, to one that provides access that is modified by … [Continue reading]
This got to me through Boing Boing (as posted by Cory Doctorow), but if you can read it in Portuguese, you’re welcome to. Using a transparent plastic form you can apparently get pears to grow in a Buddha-like shape. It’s not clear to me who actually … [Continue reading]