I just love the title of this one. ;) Hey, Google Fiber still qualifies as broadband!
FCC Redefines Broadband As 25 Mbps, Angering Broadband Industry Perfectly Happy With Previous, Pathetic Standard | Techdirt
For a few months now, the FCC has been hinting that it was preparing to raise the base definition of broadband, and now it has officially made it happen. Voting 3-2 along party lines (because having goals is a partisan issue, you know), the agency…
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Encryption, Encryption and, oh, more Encryption.
EFF’s Game Plan for Ending Global Mass Surveillance
We have a problem when it comes to stopping mass surveillance. The entity that’s conducting the most extreme and far-reaching surveillance against most of the world’s communications—the National Security Agency—is bound by United States law.
Google Fiber hits the track down south at very high speed, across 18 new cities in four metros: Atlanta, Charlotte. Nashville and Raleigh-Durham.
Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham
Lobbying is a core competency, as evidenced by the combined NBC/Comcast memo.
Exclusive: politicians are supporting Comcast’s merger with letters ghostwritten by Comcast
On August 21st, 2014, Mayor Jere Wood of Roswell, Georgia, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission expressing emphatic support for Comcast’s controversial effort to merge with Time…
Finally got into the mountains to experience some snow. Just had to go to Romania to do it. :)
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Grab your free copy courtesy of Google Play. The kids will love it.
Some free carols for your holiday, courtesy of Google Play.
Happy Winter Solstice! May you enjoy additional light in your day … Until June, anyway …
Tonight will be the longest night in Earth’s history
Today, you might already know, is the winter solstice. That means for people living in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the longest night of the year. However, as science blogger Colin Schultz points out, tonight will also be the longest night ever.
