Bloggers are Jailed?
Political bloggers jailed, detained | Tech News on ZDNet What happened to Freedom of Speech? I usually do not discuss politics, nor do I get involved in a lot of political talk. There are some things that I just stay…
VeriSign the gift that keeps on giving!
It looks like we are stuck with VeriSign for six more years as they have been given a renewal on thier contract with ICANN. My questions is did this come with restriction on them playing fair and not try to…
U.S. Homeland Security Shuts Down BitTorrent P2P Site
U.S. Homeland Security Shuts Down BitTorrent P2P Site Ten people suspected of involvement with the EliteTorrents webserver were served warrants by homeland security agents. According to the U.S. government agency, this is the first criminal enforcement action taken against violators of copyright law who use the BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) file swapping software. The operation, codenamed D-elite, targeted administrators and content providers working through the EliteTorrents website.
Jason Calacanis is calling CNet to task for not giving blogger credit!!
Jason like some other people out here in weblog land are not afraid of calling people out, and I applaud him for that. I understand his frustration completely, and having heard the commentary Rush made on his radio show about…
Freedom isn’t Free in Technology and War
I have been pretty vocal on some of my other sites on were I stand on supporting the troops etc. But a interesting post caught my eye today over on O’Reilly that although starts out as some political commentary it…
Drop Voice, Keep DSL
Verizon Communications will allow current customers in the Northeast U.S. to discontinue voice telephone service while keeping DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) broadband service. Telecommunication providers have been roundly criticized for requiring DSL subscribers to also maintain voice service, thereby limiting consumer choice.
Bill introduced to make National Weather Service go Dark!
Someone in congress needs to be spanked. I’m serious their is a move to shutdown access to the National Weather Service. Imagine you have paid taxes for these guys to predict the weather and now because private companies like AccuWeather…