29 Jan 2009
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The switch to digital television will go on as scheduled after the House yesterday blocked a bill to delay the date, saying postponing the action would only cause confusion for consumers and increase costs for broadcasters. I agree with this. … Continue reading
29 Jan 2009
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For years, advocates of open Internet, or Net Neutrality, rules have run into an obstacle when trying to sniff out problems: how do you figure out when your Internet traffic is being degraded or blocked? … Measurement Lab is designed … Continue reading
28 Jan 2009
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From Google Maps street view. This is how they roll in Pittsburgh. Click and let it load.
22 Jan 2009
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Two years after launching the most technologically savvy presidential campaign in history, Obama officials ran smack into the constraints of the federal bureaucracy yesterday, encountering a jumble of disconnected phone lines, old computer software, and security regulations forbidding outside e-mail … Continue reading
9 Jan 2009
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Today, in a joint session of Congress, the results of the votes of the Electoral College were certified and once declared so by Vice-President Cheney, acting in his capacity as President of the Senate, received a roaring applause. Here’s a … Continue reading
7 Jan 2009
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