Month: January 2011
TechCrunch – Egypt Shuts Down Noor, Its Last ISP
This is so weird and disturbing the idea of a political entity being able to just disconnect itself from the internet.
Schneier on Security – Domodedovo Airport Bombing
It sounds silly but it’s an key idea, the TSA can’t be everywhere.
Mike Cane’s xBlog – Windows 7: The Best iPad Seller!
One of the reasons I moved to a Mac was I spent less time doing maintenance to do what I actually wanted to do, I just do it now.
Salon.com – Why can’t we watch Al Jazeera?
The first part is just sad, the second makes other cable news companies look pathetic in comparison.
Amazon Media Room – Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 36% to $12.95 Billion
That’s amazing, good job Amazon/Kindle.
ReadWriteWeb – Quora Blocks Startup Search Engines
This is an awful move by a startup to prevent other startups from being able to access data and gain the ability to search a site.
Freedom to Tinker – Seals on NJ voting machines, 2004-2008
So security seals, not so secure.
The New Yorker – News Desk: Why Is Eric Schmidt Stepping Down at Google?
This is super short article but man it details the entire story of Schmidt leaving Google as C.E.O.