Next Steps In Net Neutrality
The issue of net neutrality—the idea that internet service providers should not be able to prioritize particular particular sources or types of data—has been pretty contentious for quite some time....
View ArticleStorms Take Down Tech, The Physical World Remains Relevant
A severe patch of storms that rumbled across the Eastern U.S. [on Friday night] — leaving [thirteen] people dead and millions without power — also disrupted an Amazon Web Services data center,...
View ArticleFighting Poverty by Removing the Extortionist (I Mean Legitimate Businessman)
From David Talbot at Technology Review, a brief story about how something that seems so simple can make such a big difference. In India, hundreds of millions of people have essentially no access to...
View ArticleThings Are More Modern-er Than Before…It’s Computers!
After Apple’s most recent earnings call, the company’s stock fell and pundits began another round predictions about its immanent demise. In response to the hyperbole and Chicken Little-ism, Sloan...
View ArticleOoops, I Did It Again! I’ll Never Get SEO Right…
I was just reading some advice on how to increase web traffic and make sure your blog gets noticed on search engines. I’ve been feeling guilty that now that I’m no longer Freshly Pressed, my little old...
View ArticleThe Fairphone—A Good Start at Ethical Hardware
Casey Johnson at Ars Technica (“Fairphone” looks to give power back to customers): The “Fairphone,” a phone that purports to approach smartphone design in the most ethical way possible from every...
View ArticleDefending Patents Against Patents
Some news in the tech patent world yesterday, where Jared Favole and Brent Kendall reported in the Washington Post (Obama Plans to Take Action Against Patent-Holding Firms) that The White House on...
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