Select Page

Google vs. Evil…

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.01/google_pr.html Issue 11.01 – January 2003 Google vs. Evil The world’s biggest, best-loved search engine owes its success to supreme technology and a simple rule: Don’t be evil. Now the geek icon is finding...

And Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned…

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,861942,00.html Folly of our masters of the universe Global elites must realise that US imperialism isn’t in their interest Michael Hardt Wednesday December 18, 2002 The Guardian Some of the worst tragedies of human...

AC-130 Gunship Footage..

When you can loiter over a “target” with a big, heavy, noisy warplane loaded with howitzers and heavy machine guns, you ARE god. Unfortunately, from that height you can’t really tell who the good guys and the bad guys are, now, can you? Who among...

Cisco Locks Arms With SBC..

This is a watershed event for Cisco — since the quote here is from Roland Acra that tells us that this deal is largely voice-based. SBC is probably putting together an IP-Centrex service using Cisco gear. -Ian. —- http://news.com.com/2100-1033-978126.html...

NYTimes On IP Telephony..

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/16/technology/16TELE.html Web Calling Roils the Telecom World By SIMON ROMERO Will the price of international telephone calls continue to decline? And will more people choose wireless technology over land lines? The answers lie in...

Elephants Never Forget a Good Beer..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2583891.stm Tuesday, 17 December, 2002, 15:38 GMT Drunk elephants kill six people Drunken elephants have trampled at least six people to death in the northeast Indian state of Assam, local officials say. The herd of wild...

Did Mike Masnick Sign Up For DirecTVDSL?

http://directvdsl.com/ December 13, 2002 Dear DIRECTV Broadband Customer, We have some difficult news to share. With the dramatic change in the capital markets and the significant shift in the telecom operating environment, DIRECTV Broadband can no longer stand as an...

US Media Fanning The Flames of War..

——- http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/ 0,7792,861126,00.html Cairo dispatch: The papers that cried wolf Brian Whitaker looks at how the American media are softening up public attitudes to war with Iraq Monday December 16, 2002 Last week...