Grid spyware: Deregulation bites us againHow long did it take...For stop signs to be posted at intersections after the automobile came into use? Red lights? Speed limits? Look both ways before you cross?I am mystified at the apparent lack of any common sense about the digital reality...
The news that Chinese and Russian spies have infiltrated the U.S. electrical grid comes just as the Obama Administration is winding down its cybersecurity review. Some interesting data points: A few weeks back, I posted that Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton...
If you think that at least some politicians aren't resting neatly in the pockets of telecom companies, think again. When Bob Chernow, long time chairman of the Regional Telecommunications Commission in southwestern Wisconsin, finally (it took 45 days of calling to get a meeting) met with Rep. Phil Montgomery, author...
Now that Verizon has gotten the dereg green light from the FCC, AT&T will follow suit, Reuters reports. AT&T Chief Executive Officer Ed Whitacre said his company, the biggest U.S. telecommunications company, would seek similar relief. "I think it will be pretty...
Death by deregulationSensibleI have two caveats, but this statement summarizes the situation well:Brick by brick, decision by decision, under the rubric of "deregulation" the FCC has created an essentially impenetrable wall to local competition for telecom services. Customers can purchase landline services from the local Baby Bell, cellular services from...
In David Berlind's latest Alice in Wonderland trip through the American telecommunications universe -- "Are Baby Bells abusing gov't granted right-of-way?" -- he credits Bob Frankston, the co-inventor of the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet, for inspiring this tour-de-force of imaginative fact development. Mr. Frankston's VisiCalc allowed the computer owner to invent...
New FCC chairman bullish on deregulationI'm so sick!!of this indecency CRAP! Who cares?? This FCC poilce state is bogus, and hand in hand w/ congress wanting to regulate pay cable as well!! This is all pandering to a minority group of moralistic freaks (and I use the term...
Romande Energie wanted to reduce the amount of time-wasting manual work caused by employees copying geographical and asset data between the company's different mapping and network design systems. The challenge was to provide better - and faster - information to customers calling with inquiries about their electricity supply. The company...
For over a century the Bells have been masters of the bureaucratic game. Their failure in the Bell break-up, which delivered huge profits to investors, only taught them to fight harder. So after putting themselves together like the broom in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," of course they're going...
Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...
Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...
AMD is what we runAMD processors in blades are more efficient and more cost effective...We are 100% AMD as well.It has saved our company a lot of money and has cost it nothing. Unless pure performance is the goal, I can't find one reason to run Intel. And that is...
but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...
A waste of tax payers' money as wellMarket would be better off if these clueless 'Czars' could lay their messy hand off economy.RE: Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time?Yes it will be a waste of time because their reports will find that nothing is...
Nothing new!I've had similar experiences with United.We tried to go from Baltimore to Florida...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2008/12/27-december-2008-miami-florida-nope.htmlThen we tried again the next day...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2009/01/28-december-2008-islamorada-florida-for.htmlNever had issues like this with any other airlines.A Contrary ViewWow, United really pulled your chain, as indicated by your investment in your extensive post. You cite some sad cases of...
Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooksWindows 7 = crippled. Just use LinuxWhy buy an OS with all of these artificial restraints? This is what closed source gets you, a compromised product.Won't Run on ARM Netbook AnywayARM processor based netbooks are about to hit the market...
I blogged earlier about problems blamed on impurities in Chinese-made plaster board. Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency test results released today confirm those suspicions. Sulphur compounds are there. Also strontium and other unwanted impurities. The ironies here are immense. In political theory...
The story got big because it has roots deep in history. Cereals developed as a health food, and health claims have always been part of the game. Deregulation let manufacturers go back to making such claims, a decade ago. by Dana Blankenhorn
Typos: Acceptable or unacceptable behavior?Typos: Acceptable or unacceptable behavior?In an email I think typos are acceptable and most people wouldn't care. If its a business proposition or a resume then typos are not acceptable at all. But on twitter? That is the one place I would expect typos...
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Jury orders Microsoft to pay $388 million over anti-piracy patent Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers SQL Server 2008 SP1 Adrian...
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