DirecTV Moves to Put Net on Power Grid
Currently limited to The Metroplex(tm), also known as Dallas-Fort Worth. This gives DIRECTV a route to triple play (voice, video, data). Telephony can ride over the IP link (Voice over IP, aka VoIP). This helps counter the triple play offerings of cable and telco operators.
Just returned from a beach trip with Burnadette and JimL. NPR is reporting that Rove has resigned. Seems a lot has happened these past 4 days..
just flipped on meet the press to see markos (daily kos) moulitsas on.
SCO v. IBM and Novell: End of the line
A company created (out of the shell of a reputable company) to extract money from Linux users fails to monetize their litigation strategery.
tornados in bkln (kensington area / rooftops torn off brownstones and trees down ) / flooding /
nyc commute chaos this am
Exorbitant award in Alcatel-Lucent MP3 patent case overturned --
US judge overturns $1.5 bn ruling against Microsoft
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ALIVE if you can, but everyone should know about Greg Palast
We've come a long way since the 1964 presidential election in which nuclear weapons were code for "bat shit crazy".
I've posted a bunch of stuff from Bruce Schneier over the years. He's the most widely known computer security expert, who has broadened his field greatly after 9/11 and now writes extensively on real world security. I think his technical background serves him very well, and I really am hoping there is some place for him in some under secretary role in a Dem administration. Or short of that I hope they read him at least. If I was president I'd put him in charge of Homeland Security (if for some reason I couldn't abolish that department - or at least rename it!)
Anyway, here's a post of his about the
California voting Machine audit results. Follow up post is
here. It's a little technical, but not too bad. Long story short: all the machines are easily hackable. We knew this already, but it still is nice to have some actual details. Posted for future reference if nothing else.