Tag Archives: internet

Nanny State on the Internet?

Posted on August 29, 2008 by MikeR

House of Eratosthenesmkfreeburg discusses Comcast’s decision to manage bandwidth usage.

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What happens to a blog post?

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Lance

When I finish typing this and hit publish, the blog will send out a ping, and then the enters the strange ecosystem of the internet: Imperceptibly and all but instantaneously, your post slips into a vast and recursive network of … Continue reading →

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Sam Zell on what is important

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Lance

I don’t know if the eccentric Sam Zell can turn around Tribune, but he is always entertaining: From: Talk to Sam Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:03 AM Subject: Censorship, the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate Everyone, I learned … Continue reading →

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The Age of Counterknowledge

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Lee

Damian Thompson at the Daily Telegraph takes a trenchant look at the peculiar popularity and spread of preposterous conspiracy theories in mainstream modern culture. A development he blames on a Ballardian lust for sensation, the spread of the multiculturalist idea … Continue reading →

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