Monopoly ISPs are a Fallacy?
Although I usually agree with him, one of my favorite bloggers, Dave Winer, recently said this: One of the ideas circulating is that your ISP has a monopoly, owns the …
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End of the Internet? Help us prevent it!
Hat tip to Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna on Twitter) for this… A Portugal ISP (with no net neutrality constraints) appears to be charging 4.99€ (about US$5.86) per month for access to …
End of the Internet? Help us prevent it! Read MoreUpdate: VW TDI Diesel Goodwill
A couple news items on the VW Diesel Goodwill Package: I did get my 2.0L Goodwill package. It took about four weeks to arrive, and then I promptly used more …
Update: VW TDI Diesel Goodwill Read MoreVW Diesel Goodwill Package Expires Soon!
I’m one of the “lucky ones”… A “proud” owner of a 2010 VW Jetta Diesel 2.0 Liter engine. I’m afraid to look at the loss of value in the Kelley …
VW Diesel Goodwill Package Expires Soon! Read MoreValley News Photo Contest
I took a few interesting photos this year, and screwed up my courage to enter them into the Valley News Amateur Photo Contest. Here are my two entries: Sunset, Post …
Valley News Photo Contest Read MoreMore magma…
We have been planning a trip to Iceland (mostly to see the aurora) next year. I am now looking into tours that go near the volcano at Bárðarbunga and Holuhraun …
More magma… Read MoreA Memorization Tip
I have given out this tip in past years to people in Revels North who’re preparing for the Christmas Revels show… I found this trick for memorization in a wonderful …
A Memorization Tip Read MoreGettin’ my magma jollies!
I’ve been following Rei, a blogger from Iceland, who is reporting on the Bárðarbunga/Holuhraun volcano as it continues to erupt. It’s way more impressive/scary than I originally thought. It’s huge, …
Gettin’ my magma jollies! Read MoreMayday.us – Bringing sanity back to campaign financing
I recently joined Lessig’s citizen-funded MAYDAY.US campaign, an ambitious experiment to win a Congress committed to ending corruption in 2016, and we did something amazing: We raised $1 million dollars …
Mayday.us – Bringing sanity back to campaign financing Read MoreNet Neutrality & Whitehouse.gov petition
There’s a Whitehouse.gov petition posted about Net Neutrality. It’s a little bit of a rant, but I agree with its punchline: No bandwidth modifications of information based on content or …
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