Monday 23 January 2006

Why regulation was a good idea

Cable companies and telephone companies are fed up the free Internet because they have to carry it on their backbones for free. So they're looking for ways to charge for use, including creating premium access for a fee.
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David Braverman, Monday 23 January 2006 16:21:11 UTC
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 Sunday 22 January 2006

Lengthy post on conspiracies and coincidence

There is no vast right-wing conspriacy. There is, however, a vast right-wing government. It's not the same thing.
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David Braverman, Sunday 22 January 2006 17:45:27 UTC
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 Saturday 21 January 2006

Two out of three isn't bad

Anne and I looked at an apartment today. Beautiful day, beautiful view, but the apartment...not so great. Still, it was worth the trip.
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David Braverman, Saturday 21 January 2006 22:41:46 UTC
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More on Google

Adam Sharp, of Maryland-based Sharp SEO, actually read through the Justice Deptartment's Google subpoena. In giving him proper attribution, I had to take advantage of the Web's lack of privacy.
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David Braverman, Saturday 21 January 2006 15:59:49 UTC
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First snow since December 24

Chicago got its first measurable snowfall since December 24th last night.
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David Braverman, Saturday 21 January 2006 15:19:43 UTC
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 Friday 20 January 2006

Happy thought for the day

Three years from this moment, we will have had a new President for more than two hours.

David Braverman, Friday 20 January 2006 19:12:38 UTC
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Google is not evil

I'm shaking my head over the report Federal prosecutors want Google search data. It seems a little poorly-timed, coming as it does during an escalating row over the government's domestic spying (reg.req).
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David Braverman, Friday 20 January 2006 16:35:22 UTC
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 Thursday 19 January 2006

It's March..no, January...no...

It's 12°C (54°F) in Chicago right now. Fifteen degrees (25°F) above normal is great in January. I may have to open a window...or go outside...things we don't normally do around here mid-winter.

David Braverman, Thursday 19 January 2006 21:43:30 UTC
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Tribune news roundup

The Chicago Tribune had several stories of interest this morning.
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David Braverman, Thursday 19 January 2006 17:05:57 UTC
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President appoints yet another fox to guard a hen-house

The President today appointed Nicole Nason head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, apparently to reward her for her good work lobbying against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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David Braverman, Thursday 19 January 2006 16:32:07 UTC
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 Wednesday 18 January 2006

So many clichés, so little time

The Washington Post reports that the Republicans are now proposing restrictions on lobbying. This news comes shortly after Charlie Pace threw his "last" package of horse into the fire.
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David Braverman, Wednesday 18 January 2006 14:55:38 UTC
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Say what?

"There are SBA loans for this. And I understand for some the word SBA means Slow Bureaucratic Paperwork. I hear it loud and clear."
—George W. Bush

Reported in today's Doonesbury Daily Dose.

David Braverman, Wednesday 18 January 2006 13:06:35 UTC
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 Tuesday 17 January 2006

Secrecy protects incompetence, not us

Former Vice President Gore's address to the Liberty Coalition yesterday is worth reading. He draws a direct line between the authoritarian mindset and incompetence. This is not a casual relationship; the executive's power grab encourages incompetence and lessens our security.
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David Braverman, Tuesday 17 January 2006 23:30:55 UTC
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The January I know

Ah, this is more like it. Chicago in January: Windy, snowy, drizzly, and just above freezing. Yum.

David Braverman, Tuesday 17 January 2006 19:09:04 UTC
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Supreme Court upholds Oregon assisted-suicide law

I got all excited that the Roberts Court had upheld Gonzalez v. Oregon, until I realized the Chief Justice was in the minority with Justices Scalia and, you will be surprised to know, Thomas.
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David Braverman, Tuesday 17 January 2006 16:19:57 UTC
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