Carrier IQ provides software for carriers to track issues on your phone to help make the service you pay for better. So why in the world are so many people spun up about the software? The major news of the week is obviously the Carrier IQ controversy (see ZDNet related links below for lots of cover... Read more...
…I am meeting with agent Renee Morris of the FBI; a beautiful, slender, Latin woman with long reddish brown hair, hazel eyes, and a beauty mole on her right cheek. We are meeting in a coffee shop because she suspects that the C.I.A. haves her home bugged. So, once I’ve seen her come through the ... Read more...
At Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), opponents of the act avoided familiar claims that the legislation would "break the Internet." But the hearing did highlight Internet companies' fears that the bill would undermine the Digital Millennium Copyri... Read more...
Like most gentlemanly pursuits with their origins in a past era, fine dining has its own set of conventions some men have never entirely managed to adopt. Dining etiquette extends to more than just which fork goes where – sitting at a table and sharing a meal is a social, personal experience, an... Read more...
“What I really want is a simple place. With no flashy clothes ‘cause you can’t eat those.” –Animal Collective – Taste I begin this train of thought with lyrics from Animal Collective’s song “Taste,” these lyrics compelled me to write this piece. When did clothing and trends be... Read more...
Mumia Abu Jamal - Why Jobs Bill Ain't Enough When Pres. Barack H. Obama made his speech before a joint session of Congress on his jobs bill, he spoke with an intensity that has seemed to be missing since inauguration day, 2009. The reason is simple: the worsening economy, joined with the gnawin... Read more...
Last Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives’ judiciary committee passed a bill that makes the online activity of every American available to police and attorneys upon request under the guise of protecting children from pornography. Note: Update with citizen petitions on page 2. The R... Read more...
The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation on Thursday that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to collect and retain records about Internet users' activity. CNET reported the bill would require ISPs to retain customers' names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers... Read more...
LET’S stipulate this upfront: Everybody hates motorists who run red lights or who speed recklessly. Hence most people support those traffic cameras perched on roadsides in hundreds of municipalities all over the country, flashing retribution at offending drivers. Or shall we say, most peopl... Read more...