Category: STEM

Article: Kansas bill would bar cities from selling cable, Internet services

Kansas bill would bar cities from selling cable, Internet services

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/31/4790321/kansas-bill-would-bar-cities-from.html

I am appalled this is happening in my home state.  I want Time Warner to have to compete against anyone else in the broadband market in municipality.  It galls me to no end that Time Warner sits on its hind end and provides inferior service while enjoying a monopoly blessed by my own city government.

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Article: US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses

US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/31/fcc-ip-phone-number-trials/

Interesting idea.  Not sure it’s a sound or safe one for rural America.

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Article: Net neutrality petition gets a million signatures

Net neutrality petition gets a million signatures

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362166/net-neutrality-petition-gets-a-million-signatures-free-press

I know it’s completely inappropriate but can I get an “Amen!” or “Hallelujah! ”

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Article: Here’s A New Way Facebook Is Pushing You To Share Your Contact Information

Here’s A New Way Facebook Is Pushing You To Share Your Contact Information

http://readwrite.com/2014/01/28/facebook-contact-information-request

I use Twitter much more these days than I do Facebook.  I’ve locked down ally personal information months ago and I did not include phone or address info even then. If a “friend” I don’t personally know sends a request for such information, the non response silence will be deafening.

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The wheel paradox that stumped Aristotle and Galileo

http://io9.com/the-wheel-paradox-that-stumped-aristotle-and-galileo-1507994415?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Head scratching math paradox as an appetizer before dinner this evening.

Enjoy! 

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Would ending Net neutrality mean a better Web or a digital divide? – KansasCity.com

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/18/4760941/would-ending-net-neutrality-mean.html

I was a bit surprised to read an article on net neutrality from my local metropolitan newspaper.  Good balanced one too.

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The 7 Most Intriguing Philosophical Arguments for the Existence of God

http://io9.com/the-7-most-intriguing-philosophical-arguments-for-the-e-1507393670?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

I knew there was a reason I never pined to be a philosophy major in college.  Although Descartes gets my vote for being eminently mathematical and practical.

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Addendum from my uncle:

There were five “proofs” in my day, and two arguments why there couldn’t be a God.

What all these arguments (pro and con) lack, even the ones which are “sufficient” is that they aren’t “necessary.” They might explain how God might be possible, or not possible, (some better than others) but they don’t PROVE the existence or nonexistence of God.

Therefore, they fail to accomplish what they purport to do: prove the existence of God.

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Article: Netflix neutrality: Court ruling won’t boost your Netflix bill. Yet

Netflix neutrality: Court ruling won’t boost your Netflix bill. Yet

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57617339-93/netflix-neutrality-court-ruling-wont-boost-your-netflix-bill-yet/

I so want to cut the cord with Time Warner.  Google Fibre needs to come to my home town.

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Article: What you need to know about the court decision that just struck down net neutrality

What you need to know about the court decision that just struck down net neutrality

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/14/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-court-decision-that-just-struck-down-net-neutrality/

Not sure what I need to do to take action to preserve an open internet. Appealing to Supreme Court probably not a good idea. Suppose I’ll write my Congressmen, although the ISPs and cable industry have probably already bought them.

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Article: Why You Should Be Freaking Out About The End Of Net Neutrality

Why You Should Be Freaking Out About The End Of Net Neutrality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/net-neutrality_n_4597831.html?utm_hp_ref=technology

More on the death of net neutrality.  I anticipate my Netflix streaming will be slowed by Time Warner in the near future.

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