Light at the End of the telco tunnel

Published in July 30th, 2004
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Here’s my most recent column on telecom and the rather surprising statement by the liberal NCSL recognizing that telecom has competition from cable, satellite, etc.

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Michael Moore Hates America — Film

Published in July 29th, 2004
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This looks like it’s going to be a good film.

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Porn and Violence

Published in July 29th, 2004
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TCS published an interesting column by Glenn Reynolds on why teens they are becoming healthier. Could it be because of porn and violence?

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Sin City!

Published in July 29th, 2004
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I’m in Las Vegas this weekend, and I have to say that every time I visit this place I’m taken with its unbelievable show of American excess. Some people look down upon Sin City as a rather “down-market” type of place, but there’s something about the passion and energy of the place that makes [...]

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Emotive cars

Published in July 27th, 2004
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Have you ever wanted to convey emotion to other drivers around you? Some researchers in Japan are working on creating emotive cars that “can help drivers communicate better by glaring angrily at another car cutting through traffic as well as appear to cry, laugh, wink, or just look around. ”

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Lego meets Spiderman

Published in July 25th, 2004
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If you like Lego and Spiderman, then this link is for you! Go Lego-Spidey!

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Wireless rocks

Published in July 24th, 2004
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I finally found some time to install a high speed wireless network in my home — love it!

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Gamble on the US election?

Published in July 23rd, 2004
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Here’s my column from today on the predictive value of futures markets and how some Congresscritters don’t like them.

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On hating iTunes

Published in July 22nd, 2004
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A friend sent me this email today (yes, I got her permission before posting). The same thing happened to me — very annoying. And the music indusrty wonders why people go to KaZaA?
“I HATE iTunes. I bought a song and downloaded it to my PC, but I can’t play it on my MP3 [...]

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Thanks, Chris!

Published in July 21st, 2004
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I can now see how this blogging stuff can get addictive. Today, I noticed that Chris Alden, a very cool and smart guy, posted a note on his blog, R21, welcoming me to the blogosphere (he did indeed cajole). Thanks, Chris!
And thanks also to another Chris, the multi-talented dude who runs [...]

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VOIP under attack

Published in July 18th, 2004
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VOIP faces a number of hurdles from the political arena. To read more about it, see my column here.

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Hillary Rages Against the Machine

Published in July 11th, 2004
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Here’s my Friday column on Hillary Clinton and her tech policy mishaps.

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I’m not the only one

Published in July 11th, 2004
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I guess Michael Powell must have been under pressure to start a blog too — he started his the same day as me. Funny, because I’ll be seeing him on Monday at an event at PRI.

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Here it is!

Published in July 9th, 2004
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After much urging from friends, I finally decided to start a blog.

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