Bad European Politics
So, thanks to the Conservatives and Socialists in the European Parliament (the two biggest fractions), a European Directive has been passed for mandatory data retention. It needs to be implemented in...
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The Google blog has a short entry today about Vint Cerf’s excellent testimony [PDF] before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. He was speaking in defense of the crucial...
View Articlebad start for Deval Patrick
I was pretty excited that Deval Patrick won the elections here in MA. It was high time to get rid of our current narrow-minded governor. However, Mr. Patrick has made his first bad decision. He’s...
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now this is broadband…
The above screenshot was taken at a colocation facility. … unfortunately this kind of speed is totally unaffordable at home, at least in this country. Thanks so much, dear politicians and FCC – your...
View Articlewe might actually get real telecom policy
Via the wired blog: Net Neutrality Advocates In Charge Of Obama Team Review of FCC. The two people appointed are Susan Crawford and Kevin Werbach. They ‘get it’ – they understand that the US is a...
View ArticleI object to the new Massachusetts Tax on Software Services
I object to the new “Sales and Use Tax on Computer and Software Services” (“the Tax”) which was passed as part of the Transportation Act. I don’t mind paying higher taxes if the Commonwealth needs more...
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