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- Net Neutrality explained in one picture
- This faux product package explains the argument for Net Neutrality in one cynically hilarious image. This should warrant an angry rebuke from George Ou any minute now. (Found via reddit.) by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Net Neutrality, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Prioritizing traffic on the Web?
- The hornet's nest representing the issue of Net Neutrality was stirred when the U.S. Department of Justice came out with a statement supporting the preferential charging of content on the Web. While it's highly debatable as to whether the concept of total neutrality really exists, it's the arguments put forward...
- Tags: Web, Bandwidth, Net Neutrality, U.S. Department Of Justice, Hornet, Net, Internet, Channel Management, Marketing, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- Network neutrality (or down with open source)
- fearI voted "fear" as the motive. The powers that be are afraid of free speech, and the ability of the people to circumvent big media.Case in point: Ron Paul has raised more money than all other candidates but Mitt Romney and Rudy the cross-dresser. He's ahead in most unscientific polls,...
- Tags: catseverywhere@..., Net Neutrality, government, Ron Paul, Network Neutrality, Internet, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Network neutrality (or down with open source)
- I had thought net neutrality to be a dying issue. But lo and behold, it has reared its nasty head in England this time.Naturally, to someone like me, the whole net neutrality debate smacks, on an obvious level, of an Orwellian attempt at networks to control what we can and can't see...
- Tags: Software, Network, Open Source, Open-source Software, Net Neutrality, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- A rational debate on Net Neutrality
- Why am I reminded that too many cooks spoil the stew?The "Net Neutrality" non debate, with no winners in sight should be, but won't, stopped dead in it's tracks. I see so many hands trying to regulate something which has been working so well with no or little regulation that...
- Tags: INTERNET, Regulations, Jack-M, regulation, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- A rational debate on Net Neutrality
- The subject of Net Neutrality has become so politicized that it's almost impossible to have a rational debate on the subject. Even the term "Net Neutrality" has become a political slogan that is often deliberately vague to hide its true meaning. Is it even possible to have a rational debate...
- Tags: Technology policy, News, Networking, Net Neutrality, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- Why HD movie downloads are a big lie
- There's a lot of buzz lately about the delivery of HD TV and Movie content over the Internet with shows like Lost being delivered by ABC.com and other video download services with XBox360 or iTunes. I even have friends and colleagues telling me that BlueRay or HD-DVD won't make it...
- Tags: VoIP, Networking, Net Neutrality, Infrastructure, Fun Stuff, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-05-31
- Cringely doesn't need no stinking facts to push Net Neutrality
- Robert X. Cringely - the PBS pundit who was caught masquerading as a Stanford PhD and Professor) - has a new blog out titled "We Dont Need No Stinking Best Effort". Cringely has come out with another bogus accusation against the Broadband companies claiming that theyre now in a...
- Tags: VoIP, Technology policy, Networking, Net Neutrality
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- Cringely doesn't need no stinking facts to push Net Neutrality
- Can PBS go any lower in quality?Robert Cringely is on the rampage again and this time he's mad that his fax machine isn't working and it's all a plot by his ISP.http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=470you know, there is a congressman/woman somewhere that will agreeThey never take the time to do research. I...
- Tags: Fax, george_ou@..., Robert Cringely, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- Why the tech industry still can't get its way
- Silicon valley entrepreneurshave historically been free thinking capitalists who view govt interference as bad. Bringing the govt in will stifle innovation. If we hadn't thrown the govt out of the telecom sector and broken up the bells, we'd still all be waiting 16 weeks for a...
- Tags: big govt, govt, Dr Dij, govt silicon valley lobbying, it management, hardware, networking, cable, industry, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-03-01
- Senate Democrats badger FCC boss on Net neutrality
- Your use of the term "badger"......implies a bias on the part of the reporter...one mans "pestering is another mans "insistence...rightfuly so!"
- Tags: wmlundine@..., networking, FCC, U.S. Senate, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- Net neutrality proposal revived in Senate
- No more free lunch......the teleco lobby had a run but people are starting to wake up.the free lunch only movednow Google is eating it
- Tags: Net Neutrality, networking, U.S. Senate, wmlundine@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-10
- Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle
- More Opinion Posing as NewsMr. May and the Free State Foundation he presides over is based on the myth of the "Free Market". Gov. Granholm is a politician intent on doing what is good for the people of Michigan and we overwhelmingly supported her re-election effort over that other "Free...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, networking, wmlundine@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- Net neutrality push expected to resume in Congress
- Make it the law.The FCC, congress et al need to protect the public; not some gigantic telecom! I dare say they can care for themselves.
- Tags: Net Neutrality, networking, U.S. Congress, wmlundine@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-03
- VoIP Lives and So Does Net Neutrality
- Think about it a minute, would we have Skype and other Internet phone services if we didn't have net neutrality? Do you really believe that the big phone companies which control the pipelines would allow small competitors to eat their lunch if they weren't forced to do so? Why do...
- Tags: VoIP, Net Neutrality, siliconsamurai
- Blog posts 2006-12-22
- CNET News Coverage of Dems and Net Neutrality
- And, for more on the way politics in Washington may change the face of technology, see this News.com story. "Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat set to be the next House Majority Leader, has also been a strong supporter of more Net neutrality regulations. Pelosi said in June that "without...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, Nancy Pelosi
- Blog posts 2006-11-09
- Net Neutrality Hurts More Than It Helps
- Ahhh...an existing assumption under fire - simplicityThis goes back to freedom from the playground bully. Simple common playground rules that are well known.Here is the premise that's wrong: It's ok to change/create new the contracts with whomev
- Tags: INTERNET, agarillon, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2006-11-09
- What the Democrats' win means for tech
- A shift in priorities for IT-related legislationThis week's elections have switched control of the House back to the Democrats. The outlook for technology-related legislation has changed dramatically overnight. A Capitol Hill controlled by Democrats
- Tags: digital copyright, legislation, news, politics, networking, feedback, Net Neutrality, Sonja Thompson, Dems, TR Staff, Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-11-09
- Dem Victory May Save Web
- Net Neutrality is the idea that after getting all the big tax breaks necessary to hardwire the entire country with fibre, the big phone companies should NOT now be allowed to charge for Internet use based on traffic volume, despite NOT having fulfilled their promise to install fibre.Despite many promises...
- Tags: Government, Internet, Net Neutrality, phone company, Politics, Web, WEB SITES
- Blog posts 2006-11-08
- Dem Victory May Save Web
- Huh??!!You seem to be articulating an inaccurate idea of what net neutrality is. The idea of net neutrality is that companies shouldn't slow down one website while letting another thru. As George mentioned, there have been some really stupid compan
- Tags: security update, networking, Dr Dij, broadband, Internet Service Provider, subsidy, Net Neutrality, Web
- Discussion threads 2006-11-08
