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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Article: Feigning Deafness, Giving Your Dog’s Email and Other Reader Tips to Thwart Privacy Grubbers

Feigning Deafness, Giving Your Dog’s Email and Other Reader Tips to Thwart Privacy Grubbers

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/feigning-deafness-giving-your-dogs-email-and-other-reader-tips-to-thwart-privacy-grubbers/

This made me laugh. Homework for the next time I need to sell my soul to the Devil (i.e. A retailer): come up with a snarky fake email address.

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Article: Feds Can’t Enforce Net Neutrality: What This Means For You

Feds Can’t Enforce Net Neutrality: What This Means For You

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/14/262454310/feds-cant-enforce-net-neutrality-what-this-means-for-you

A more concise article on the net neutrality debacle.

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Article: NSA review panel argues in Senate against bulk collection of phone data

NSA review panel argues in Senate against bulk collection of phone data

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/14/nsa-review-panel-senate-phone-data-terrorism

Interesting update in the government surveillance fiasco.  I’m not holding my breath.

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Article: With Great Computing Power Comes Great Surveillance

With Great Computing Power Comes Great Surveillance

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/with-great-computing-power-comes-great-surveillance/282933/

Moore’s Law turning insidious, morphing.

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Article: Report: NSA Intercepting Laptops Ordered Online, Installing Spyware

Report: NSA Intercepting Laptops Ordered Online, Installing Spyware

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/12/29/report-nsa-intercepting-laptops-ordered-online-installing-spyware/

I really shouldn’t be shocked any more. I should feel right at home in this George Orwell world I woke up to.

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Article: What’s the Titan Supercomputer Been Up To Lately? You Won’t Believe It.

What’s the Titan Supercomputer Been Up To Lately? You Won’t Believe It.

http://allthingsd.com/20131218/whats-the-titan-supercomputer-been-up-to-lately-you-wont-believe-it/

I can see the headlines now: “Skynet cures cancer. Has second thoughts.”

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