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Tesco virtual supermarket in a subway station(designboom.com)
7 points by joelhaus 15y ago|0 comments
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Radical European plan set to make mobile roaming much cheaper(thenextweb.com)
1 points by joelhaus 15y ago|0 comments
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by joelhaus 15y ago
This is nauseating. It would be nice to see some investment in the network rather than in their vast lobby. It is heartening to see at least one non-profit hold their leadership accountable though. > And when the FCC considered its net
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Astroturf hurts: leadership resigns after GLAAD supports T-Mobile sale(arstechnica.com)
45 points by joelhaus 15y ago|21 comments
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Democratic forms of government are best represented by the internet. Dictatorships are best represented by television. The internet best reflects American values and therefore, poses all sorts of problems to dictatorships. E.g. organizing p
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Some additional info I turned up on the MIT site for this course: If you don't like Scribd: http://mit.edu/6.01/mercurial/spring11/www/handouts/readings... Think Python, How to Think Like a Computer Scientist : http://www.greenteapress.
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Pricey Nortel IP shows fear of Google’s Android(blogs.reuters.com)
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by joelhaus 15y ago
The South Park guys recently had a funny take on this: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/388732/its-called-gett... The idea is that, to the extent their kids are 'hip', you could also seek out the parents who are having a mid-life cri
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by joelhaus 15y ago
> they need to make sure they won't get screwed by the networks later, when they won't care what happens to Hulu EXACTLY. To make this work Google would need to tie an incentive scheme into the sales contract. Perhaps the combined mom
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Time Warner Cable -> Bill Pay will not allow the site to load in Chrome. Then again, infrastructure operator interests are not generally aligned with Google's (an open web and TV over IP). On a related note, it doesn't look as if there
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Bre Pettis' Ambition: "One MakerBot Per Child" [video](techcrunch.com)
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GPS industry rages: LightSquared 4G network would "defy" laws of physics(arstechnica.com)
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Internet Censorship Storm Is Coming, Warns Schmidt(technewsworld.com)
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US Officials Call for More Lightsquared GPS Testing(fiercewireless.com)
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Somewhat related... there is a very interesting documentary just released about the break-up of AT&T, how it led to our modern communications networks and the man who was responsible: Long Distance Warrior: The story of Bill McGowan
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by joelhaus 15y ago
For context, last years IPO was expected to raise $300MM on a $2 billion valuation[1]. However, it was also reported that even with $240MM in revenue, a lack of long-term content licenses sidelined the whole affair[2]. What really boggles t
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by joelhaus 15y ago
It's called democracy. I'm sure there's an excellent civics course online somewhere.
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by joelhaus 15y ago
I respectfully disagree that politicians can't take a strong position on an issue and still win an election. It's our responsibility to be persistent/loud enough so that they feel the need to answer, but if you've got a better suggestion, I
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by joelhaus 15y ago
> Since any politician will say the same thing, there's no information in the answer to those questions. Perhaps, but how would you (and others with vested interests in better internet) react to a politician that gave a thoughtful and
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by joelhaus 15y ago
To answer your question; because any federal law passed by congress in an effort to improve consumer choice in the ISP market would require the signature of the president without a supermajority. However, my call for answers to these questi
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Care to comment on why this was down-voted? Did I misunderstand Daniel's question or not appropriately address it? I would assume that some have taken this as advocating on behalf of states that impose sales tax on companies due to the resi
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Everyone needs to make sure each candidate answers two questions during the upcoming election cycle: 1. Do you believe higher speed internet service will lead to a better jobs economy? 2. What policies will you pursue to so that mo
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by joelhaus 15y ago
> Let's say I'm living in IL > Aside from the legal discussion, in practical terms what part of this equation involves the state of Illinois? In practical terms, the argument goes that you benefit from the safety and health servic
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Self-reproducing 3D printer for $500(boingboing.net)
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Bre on The Colbert Report(makerbot.com)
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by joelhaus 15y ago
Kudos on One! Made my night, thanks.
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Can Wi-Fi Work Citywide in New York?(businessweek.com)
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by joelhaus 15y ago
if you are taking up on a real world project I think this can be an important motivating factor. Are there any popular open source projects written in Python (or built on Django)? For example, back in 2005 I setup a personal Wordpress ins
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by joelhaus 15y ago
I'd like to hear a more full rebuke of the written response from ATT: http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/files/2011/05/10-May... Verizon's response basically states that they don't want more competition: http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/n
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The U.S. is falling behind in the race to the online future [video](pbs.org)
3 points by joelhaus 15y ago|5 comments

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