Category Archives: Thoughts

This category identifies postings that are philosophical in nature.

Thoughts: P2P and Complicity in Filesharing

I think about peer to peer (P2P) filesharing on a reasonably regular basis, for a variety of reasons (digital surveillance, copyright analysis and infringement, legal cases, value in efficiently mobilizing data, etc.). Something that always nags at me is the … Continue reading

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Thoughts: Ownership of Public Clouds

I’ve recently been chewing through BlueMountainLab’s podcasts on Cloud Computing. I’ll be honest – I’m a skeptic when it comes to cloud computing, but I’m developing a better understanding of it after listening to ‘casts on this topic for about … Continue reading

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Comment: Virgin Takes Aim At BitTorrent

In the US, Comcast is presently using what is referred to as ‘protocol agnostic’ filtering‘ – effectively, if you use the full amount of bandwidth that you are paying for for more than a few minutes, they decrease your available … Continue reading

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Comment: Media Attention to Blackberries In Mumbai

I need to begin this post, in an unambiguous fashion: I absolutely do not support the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that claimed the lives of hundreds, and injured many more. Now that that disclaimer is out of the way…. How … Continue reading

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