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May 13th, 2008

You Can Fool Some Of The People

You know how it goes…
“You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”
Nowadays it seems that those who have a “feeling” of power have lost sight of this simple proclamation, especially politicians and executives in big business. More so today because […]

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February 11th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 02-11-2008

Ars technica calls Scott Cleland on his bs - and I enjoy it…
Net Neutrality’s not anti-property, it’s about our property
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
Scott Cleland, founder of telecom analyst firm The Precursor Group, is out blasting the developments, saying that open access and “net neutrality” advocates are “antiproperty” according to the IDG News Service. Nothing could […]

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February 7th, 2008

Do You Believe This?

I don’t…
From the “Wireless Industry’s Daily Monitor” (which ought to say “something.”);

FCC: 98% of U.S. has choice of 3 carriers
“According to the FCC’s annual wireless competition report, 98 percent of Americans in 2006 had three or more carrier options, while 94 percent had four or more carriers to choose from. The number of counties with […]

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February 5th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 02-03-2008

Well, that’s when they would have been published if history had dictated it… (is Hawaii a bit out of sync timewise?)
Grant Gross obviously has no idea that Scott Cleland is a paid shill for the Telcos, not a critic - wake up Grant.
Maybe you should not be neutral about Net neutrality
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
Tiered pricing […]

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January 27th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 01-27-2008

Can anyone tell me, since I wasn’t in attendance, how Scott Cleland was received at the University of San Francisco Net Neutrality Symposium? “All accusations and assertions and little argument or accuracy?” SCOTT! You’re never going to be President so stop making things up whilst denying reality outright! Oh, sorry… that’s a prerequisite, isn’t it?

Robert […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Suppose “WE” Became A Threat?

Oh how I absolutely love Joel Johnson’s speaking out on “The Hugh Thompson Show!”
During the ensuing comments, Noen says;
“Your privacy is an illusion. And while Joel did good I don’t think that AT&T is too worried about him or even about BoingBoing. They have the administration and congress bending over backwards just for them. We […]

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January 20th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 01-20-2008

Check this out - a Digg type FCC site - and, once again, our friend Scott has forgotten the common sense fact that the Telcos have a $200 billion hand-out with which to improve the infrastructure and allow for higher bandwidth usage.

 
Groups Press FCC on Comcast, Net Neutrality (Washington Post)
Several consumer groups are […]

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January 13th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 01-13-2008

Politicians, Politicians, Politicians. Geez, do these boneheads get enough attention? (Shed a few more tears Hillary - we’ll believe you, not). Scott, Scott, Scott - good God, they let you speak before Congress? eeeuuu! iickie poo??? Oh, and don’t forget Scott - you spot it, you got it.

You might want to read the articles about […]

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January 6th, 2008

Net Neutrality Links 01-06-2008

Perhaps you don’t believe it is a First Amendment issue but I do. Make sure to read Constance Cumbey.
Couldn’t Help But Notice (123007)
By TBlumer
Google, with its transparently self-interested advocacy of “Net Neutrality,” is already engaging in rent-seeking and position-cementing behavior. Its (and Yahoo’s) willingness to sell out to the Chinese police state reveals the …
Another […]

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December 30th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-30-2007

Stan Schroeder leads us off with a bit of a fantasy post containing;
A Web 2.0 Christmas Fairy Tale
By Stan Schroeder
Net neutrality is strictly adhered to except on BitTorrent Day, a special day in the year when corporate customers get their bandwidth reduced to let the BitTorrent users leech 20% more stuff. And finally, the increased […]

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December 23rd, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-23-2007

Good grief! A new ridiculous demeaning term is coined, Telecom Trotskyite…
Striking writers in talks to launch Web start-ups
By The Home Office
That’s why we’re so strongly in favor of Net Neutrality — because without NN, these efforts will run into the same Big Media distribution roadblocks as television. The Writers strike has hastened that evolution, as […]

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December 16th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-16-2007

I see my friend Mr. Cleland is up to his “normal” trick of attempting to diminish others to his benefit…
Wireless open access: happening or not?
Computerworld Australia - Australia
“Seems like carriers and content providers alike have been bitten by the open access bug. Big news recently was Verizon’s announcement that it plans to open up its […]

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December 12th, 2007

Graffiti

I see the well-known art form graffiti has made it to the Internet…
Or - to Google’s or your front door or “wall.”
That’s right, GRAFFITI. “A form of vandalism involving painted text or images in public places.”
VANDALISM - “Needless damage or destruction of property, usually someone else’s property or common or shared property.”
Now let us all […]

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December 8th, 2007

Net Neutrality Links 12-08-2007

Hmmm… yes, I’ve given my favorite obsessive, compulsive a bit of fair time - pay attention, analyze quickly, hit ignore.
Testing for Net Neutrality
By Joe Hodnicki
Law.com reports on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s new software that can tell you whether your internet browsing issues are due to intentional ISP interference. More info on EFF’s Test Your ISP […]

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December 2nd, 2007

Don’t Mess With My Traffic!

EFF Releases Reports and Software to Spot Interference with Internet Traffic
Technology Rights Group Addresses the Comcast Controversy
“San Francisco - In the wake of the detection and reporting of Comcast Corporation’s controversial interference with Internet traffic, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a comprehensive account of Comcast’s packet-forging activities and has released software and documentation […]

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