Entertainment… Time Warner’s Bandwidth Caps 11 Apr 2009 PC Magazine has a write-up about TWC's proposed bandwidth caps, which I briefly mentioned here. According to PC Mag, TWC will offer a super-rock-bottom class of services with 768kbps down/128kbps…
Law… Fun with the AP 9 Apr 2009 Following up on yesterday's post about the AP and its "mad as hell" posturing, we are beginning to see some of the lunacy involved with its new approach. TechCrunch, which…
Law… Misappropriation and the AP 8 Apr 2009 In my last post, about Blockbuster, I cheekily suggested that I shouldn't link to the story, because it was on MSNBC, but was an AP story. I said that because…
Entertainment… Blockbuster Over? 7 Apr 2009 So sayeth MSNBC. Well, actually, so sayeth AP, so maybe I shouldn't link this story... (more on that in my next post). (Link. Via Gizmodo, via via via...) In any…
Law… Ted Stevens’ Case to be Dismissed? 7 Apr 2009 According to the NY Times (and others) there is a hearing scheduled today on the government's motion to have the charges against Ted Stevens thrown out. When Eric Holder announced…
Law… Medical Marijuana Legalized. Sorta. 22 Mar 2009 Earlier this week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced at a press conference that the United States Department of Justice would no longer prosecute individuals for providing medical marijuana. (Lots o'…
Law… Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss 9 Feb 2009 Hmph. Looks like Obama is not as interested in change as I had hoped. First, he decides that warrantless wiretaps are apparently okay. And now, the Department of Justice has…
Law… Bye bye Gitmo 22 Jan 2009 Color me surprised, because I truly didn't think he'd keep this promise. President Obama has signed an Executive Order ordering that Gitmo be closed as practicable as possible, and in…
Society… That’s a Lot of People! 22 Jan 2009 CNET has some great pics of the inauguration taken from space. Pretty amazing.
Law… COPA Dies 22 Jan 2009 Well, it's been a while since I last posted. Not like there hasn't been wonderful things that have happened since December. A movie about a mall cop, for example, is…
