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Verizon Wireless

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Tecosystems
Now while it’s perhaps not entirely fair to judge the Motorola in ease of use terms - because its capabilities far outstrip what I used to have - it’s still a poorly designed phone, IMO. Beyond the usability, the battery life is poor, the thing is too big, the antenna’s flimsy, and the first one [...]

Original Einstein Manuscript Discovered

Saturday, August 20th, 2005

WOW! It shows that serendipity is just around the corner…any corner.
Original Einstein Manuscript Discovered - Yahoo! News
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The original manuscript of a paper Albert Einstein published in 1925 has been found in the archives of Leiden University’s Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, scholars said Saturday.
The handwritten manuscript titled “Quantum theory of the monatomic [...]

Some want dairy industry to ‘get real’ in milk ads

Sunday, August 14th, 2005

Probably because you have to have cookies with it…
HoustonChronicle.com - Some want dairy industry to ‘get real’ in milk ads
“The vast majority of clinical studies show that adding dairy products to the diet does nothing whatsoever for weight control; in some cases, it encourages weight gain,” said Amy Joy Lanou, the senior nutrition scientist for [...]

More Finger Pointing from the Music Industry

Sunday, August 14th, 2005

I can’t think of a single industry that does more whining than the music industry. If you scroll through this blog, you will see many instances of the music industry blaming you for their sorry business practices, sorry management, and sorry promotions for their sorry music. When an artist releases something that someone wants, it [...]

This Should Be Fun

Friday, August 12th, 2005

John Walkenbach is going to show his prowess in locating blogs that contain this link. This should be a lot of fun to see how it works. Check it out and accept the challenge of the j-walk experiment.
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The TV Playing Field Just Tipped

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

I have to admit, I never thought this would ever happen. This is another big win for the telcos. They must be feeling pretty good right now.
Stock Market News and Investment Information | Reuters.com
The battle over the telecommunications bill had pitted cable companies against telephone companies. Under the measure, telephone companies will be [...]

Bells Free From DSL Obligations: Two

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Bells Free From DSL Obligations
To ease the transition for Internet service providers (ISPs), such as EarthLink (Quote, Chart), that lease discount lines from the incumbent carriers, the FCC imposed a one-year transition period on the Bells in which they must continue to offer discount line prices to competitors.
To be clear here, as an Independent ISP [...]

Bells Free From DSL Obligations

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Bells Free From DSL Obligations
FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin called the agency’s action “momentous”
Momentous…what he means is that all small ISPs can forget about support from the FCC.
Momentous…what he means is that small ISPs can forget about any representation from the FCC.
Momentous…what he means is that small ISPs that have invested millions to bring DSL [...]

Hundreds of Sites Blocked By Canadian ISP

Friday, August 5th, 2005

So, tell me…do you really want the government running your ISP? Muni Wifi…a really stupid idea!
Slashdot | Hundreds of Sites Blocked By Canadian ISP
“Last week Slashdot reported on the blockage of a union website by Telus, a leading Canadian ISP.
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I Am Not Alone (Wasn’t Sure Before)

Friday, August 5th, 2005

In reading all the different new stories and blogs, I thought I was the only one that thought Muni Wifi was a terrible idea. It appears that I am not alone in this. One of the things I continue to bring up is the actual cost of running the network, not just the initial build [...]

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