This is a bit of old news (a couple of weeks old) but I finally read the full transcription of what Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) had to say on the topic. My first instinct is to laugh, but it’s truly scary that people with so little understanding of technology are deciding our future.
There’s [...]
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Who is deciding on net neutrality?
California Primary Information
Since I wasn’t sure if I’d be in town for the election, I opted for an absentee ballot for this June’s California Primary. While making my decisions, I was quite underwhelmed by the lack of aggregated information about the candidates.
I found these two site with some info (and some links to candidate’s websites, [...]
My Birthday Present – Jury duty
<sarcasm> I just wanted to thank the Superior Court of California for summoning me for jury duty on my birthday in May.</sarcasm>
I fully believe the jury system is an important part of our society but, like many government things, the implementation is really terrible. I could go on a rant for a while about [...]
Results not typical
It seems that quite a few commercials have the disclaimer, “Results not typical.” While I’m not a fan of big government and over-regulation, it seems that something ought to be done about deceptive advertising. Isn’t it time we force advertisers to only advertise the typical results? Perhaps the FTC needs to tighten [...]
Discouraging people to vote
Lately I’ve been getting a barrage of spam from various political groups trying to get a proposition passed/rejected for California’s November special election. I’ve even gotten those damn recorded voice messages on my cellphone! Now I understand the point but quite honestly this is the type of behavior that alienates voters. Many [...]