Technology & Society
Broadband experts gathered in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss the future of high-speed Internet access. Much of the talk centered on Texas, where a major battle recently took place between telecom companies and cable firms. The focus of the
Silicon Valley folks care very much about the freedom to change and grow, but unfortunately they don’t often think deeply about the idea of freedom in general. This is further proof that the Valley isn’t libertarian in the way most
I’m on vacation in Europe. Will post more thoughts when I get back. Thanks for visiting my site!
That’s what Supreme Court Justice Kennedy would have said if he were impersonating the Big Lebowski. What he actually said was this: “Under our Commerce Clause jurisprudence, these regulations cannot stand.” Translation: It is now illegal for states to outlaw
You know how so-called “consumer” groups always make dire predictions about what will happen if a merger is approved by regulators? Well, I decided to go back and look at some of their old predictions. What I found was a
I’m in Las Vegas this weekend for freedom fest. If you’re here, come see me speak about Silicon Valley libertarians at 4pm tomorrow.
I highly recommend a new book called More Than Human by Ramez Naam. He makes the case that the desire and implementation of biological enhancement is entirely human. Here’s a column I wrote weaving some of his ideas in with
Agenda includes the Telco Act of ’96, the Central America Free Trade Agreement, preserving stock options as compensation features, patent reform, and spyware. For more, see this story.
Now, it’s also a tower for WiMax. Speakeasy is a cool company, and this should be one more piece of evidence to regulators around the country that there is *not* a monopoly in the broadband space. Don’t think anyone’s arguing
Here’s the story. Parents Raj and Shahana Hashmi have been through a lot to help their son who has a terminal illness.
Of course, some in the medical profession are opposing this tech on the basis of safety, but when your heart stops, it’d be nice to have one of these handy.
Now here’s a study we’ve all been waiting for — not only is red wine an antioxidant, but it might help with brain activity too.
It’s not a bird or plane, it’s the “stratellite,” a huge broadband blimp announced this month. It will make high-speed Internet junkies gleeful, leave broadband competitors fearful, and tell policymakers to ignore warnings of an imminent broadband monopoly. Some might
That’s right, the French will feel the force before those of us over here in North America. Of course, the reason I discovered this is because I will be in Paris on May 18& 19, so when my North American
Here’s a neat web-based game that let’s players step into Arnold’s shoes for a while. How would you deal with California’s budget crisis?
San Francisco is known for being liberal when it comes to marriage, but when it comes to corporate marriage, open minds suddenly shut. Here’s my column.
It’s not only BofA and Lexis Nexis that are having security issues. According to this article, “Security flaws in computer systems used by the Internal Revenue Service expose millions of taxpayers to potential identity theft or illegal police snooping.” Great.
There’s a movement afoot by California bureaucrats to tax digital downloads. Read more about it here.
Here’s my column on this week’s Open Source Business Conference.
Canadian-born author Saul Bellow passed away today. He might be gone, but his books are still here. I read Ravelstein a few years ago and loved it.