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> From the article: “A nation state could pull up the digital drawbridge by adjusting its BGP to disconnect from the internet, just as Egypt did 2 weeks ago.”
Hat tip to Michael Oman-Reagan who brought this to my attention. Apparently, the current version of H.R.1, the stimulus bill being debated in the U.S. Senate, includes incentives for hiring “disconnected youth” which the bill defines as: “(ii) DISCONNECTED YOUTH.–The … Continue reading
The following is an outtake from an article Cindi Katz and I have been writing on the relationship between U.S. children and young people and their technological environments in the post-9/11 security state. Once/if the final article is published, I’ll … Continue reading
Some sad news regarding the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project: Microsoft has joined forces with the developers of the “$100 laptop” to make Windows available on the machines. According to Wired, Microsoft has had their sights on emerging markets … Continue reading
From the Wired interview with Michael Bloomberg: Wired: Kids sit on the steps of the Brooklyn library trying to get Wi-Fi. Why can’t we solve the problem that roughly half the people in this city don’t have broadband? Bloomberg: We … Continue reading
After reading David Pogue’s review of the XO – a $200 laptop created by One Laptop Per Child (O.L.P.C.) – and spending time on O.L.P.C.’s website, I’m absolutely fixated on the mesh-networking feature of this computer (check out the “mesh … Continue reading
I just saw this new at&t ad directed by Wes Anderson. I find it interesting on two levels – One, at&t appears to be shifting their slogan from “fewest dropped calls” to “works in more places.” Apparently their strategy is … Continue reading
While enjoying an always delicious cafe mocha at Oslo this morning, I came across the 15.09 issue of Wired Magazine. On page 60 they included a world map indicating the price of broadband for various countries. The following is a … Continue reading
“You know the feeling” the empathic male voiceover announces, “you can’t take care of business the way others do.” You can’t, because you have what’s called “Connectile Dysfunction” or “CD” which the voiceover explains as “a condition caused by inadequate … Continue reading