Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
Connectivity
Via BoingBoing comes news that Tim Wu has an excellent piece up about the forthcoming auction of wireless spectrum, and how it presents the opportunity to encourage the kind of innovation necessary for continued development of seamless connectivity of electronic appliances and ubiquitous computing. Wu, a leader in the promotion of net neutrality and broadband tech, understands that establishing common standards and then allowing inventors to attach their gadgets to wireless networks will be the critical infrastructure of the future. An excerpt:
The right to attach is a simple concept, and it has worked powerfully in other markets. For example, in the wired telephone world Carterfone rules are what made it possible to market answering machines, fax machines and the modems that sparked the Internet revolution.
Attachment rights can break open markets that might otherwise be controlled by dominant gatekeepers. Longshot companies like Ebay or YouTube might never have been born had they first needed the approval of a risk-averse company like AT&T. If you’ve invented a new toaster, you don’t have to get approval from the electric company. Consumers decide how good your product is, not some gatekeeper.
It's an excellent position paper, all the better for being brief and to the point. Read it, share it.
Jim Downey
(Adapted from a post on my CommunionBlog.)
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this is only peripherally related ...
But speaking of connectivity, when I attempt to go to your normal front page, I get this at the top:
Warning: Can't open file: 'cache_page.MYI' (errno: 145) query: SELECT data, created, headers, expire FROM cache_page WHERE cid = 'http://www.brentrasmussen.com/log/node/1337' in /home/brentras/public_html/dotcom/log/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 167
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brentras/public_html/dotcom/log/includes/database.mysql.inc:167) in /home/brentras/public_html/dotcom/log/includes/bootstrap.inc on line 488
followed by ~3 more warnings much like the second, then your normal banner, then:
Access denied
You are not authorized to access this page.
where the list of posts normally are. I do see the left and right gray colored side bars, and when I click on a "recent blog Post" I get to it, but it ain't so friendly a site to me now.
Note sent...
...to Brent, hopefully he can tame the beast. Be patient.
(Or maybe the fundies have hacked us???)
Jim Downey
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