Net Neutrality Canada Blog-Swarming

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 27, 2009

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:59 -0400

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 27, 2009:

AT&T calls Google a hypocrite on Net neutrality- AT&T is accusing Google of being a hypocrite when it comes to Net neutrality because it blocks certain phone calls on its Google Voice service.Ants…

Meet The iPhone Terminator: The World’s Best Mobile Phone

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:57 -0400

Meet The iPhone Terminator: The World’s Best Mobile Phone:

With apologies to Arnold’s infamous line, all we can say to iPhone enthusiasts of the world is that once you try this Android phone, you won’t ever go back. Google has done for the mobile phone what…

Notes for 9/27/2009

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:57 -0400

Notes for 9/27/2009:

Here are my weekly notes: Sharon and I went to see the new Southgate expansion today, finally. It’s pretty nice, and reminded us of Calgary. The new LRT station is looking good also. The topic for…

“Net Neutrality” Will End Net Freedom

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:56 -0400

“Net Neutrality” Will End Net Freedom:

Rev. Ted Pike National Prayer Network Monday, Sept 28th, 2009 In a bold new move to establish federal censorship of the internet, Pres. Obama has directed FCC chairman Julius Genachowski to seek…

another day, another bad WaPo op-ed

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:55 -0400

another day, another bad WaPo op-ed:

It’s hardly worth noting, but this is a lousy editorial. A couple of points, one of which I buried in the last post about net neutrality: Comcast’s reversal of its decision to fiddle with Bittorrent…

Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of September 28, 2009

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:55 -0400

Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of September 28, 2009:

Public Rejecting Obamacare, Will Reject Democrats - strata-sphere.com 09/28/2009 No one can argue that the liberal left is limited in imagination. The ideas and myths they conjure up border on the…

CB4, Not Going Anywhere

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:51:11 -0400

CB4, Not Going Anywhere:

by Stephen Brotherston… Maybe this is just a rant, but! For over a year now, media reports have had Chris Bosh leaving Toronto to sign with New York, Miami, Dallas, and nearly every NBA city except…

Pirate Party Canada-TorrentFreak

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:51:11 -0400

Pirate Party Canada-TorrentFreak:

[ CJ Hinke of FACT comments : As a Canadian, I’ve already signed up as one of the 250 founding members.] Pirate Party Canada Set For Federal Approval Ernesto TorrentFreak: September 23, 2009…

GOP senators declare war on Net neutrality

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:10 -0400

GOP senators declare war on Net neutrality:

Daniel Tencer Raw Story Wednesday, Sept 23rd, 2009 Six Republican senators have introduced an amendment that would block the Federal Communications Commission from implementing its recently announced…

Get Your Personal Supercomputer, Asking Whether New Technology Makes Us Dumber, and More

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:08 -0400

Get Your Personal Supercomputer, Asking Whether New Technology Makes Us Dumber, and More:

Patent troll defamation case settled I was unaware of this case until Mike Masnick mentioned it on Techdirt earlier in the week. He asks the key question now that the case has been settled, whether…

Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:07 -0400

Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and:

Canada’s International Development Research Center and Harvard’s Berkman Center are convening a conversation today and tomorrow at Harvard on the future of information and communication technology…

Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and…

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:04 -0400

Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and…:

U.S. moves to adopt 6 net neutrality rules

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:41 -0400

U.S. moves to adopt 6 net neutrality rules:

While this appears to be reason for open net advocates to rejoice. they should pause to reflect on the fact that this also represents an increased federalization of the net. The original intent…

More Google Fear, Net Neutrality, and how to be an SEO Supervillain - Monday September 21st roundup

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:40 -0400

More Google Fear, Net Neutrality, and how to be an SEO Supervillain - Monday September 21st roundup:

Don’t know if its IMA and a bunch of different conference occurring right now, energy from recent internet marketing related news, or the planets aligning in perfect symmetry with the alien pyramids…

Obama: We Need To Bailout Newspapers To Stop New Media Taking Over

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:40 -0400

Obama: We Need To Bailout Newspapers To Stop New Media Taking Over:

Since when does the mainstream media put stories in their full context? Misleading by omission of key background facts is one of their favourite techniques. Flashback: Tech giants respond to Media…

FCC Formally Backs Net Neutrality

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:40 -0400

FCC Formally Backs Net Neutrality:

“The Internet’s creators didn’t want the network architecture — or any single entity — to pick winners and losers.” Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman, September 21, 2009 In an address to the Brookings…

Judge eases restrictions on Harkat

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:39 -0400

Judge eases restrictions on Harkat:

With the sort of obstruction CSIS has been blatantly engaged in, the case should be thrown out. Flashback: Canadian Courts don’t buy word of government | CSIS forced to ‘reveal’ info on secret source…

Netflix Sees Apple Partnership, iPhone Streaming to “Come Over Time”

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:38 -0400

Netflix Sees Apple Partnership, iPhone Streaming to “Come Over Time”:

Netflix, which mails DVDs and Blu-Ray discs to subscribers and streams movies and TV shows directly to Xbox 360 and other set-top box owners, commented on the likelihood of their working with Apple,…

One Half Done, One to Go: Net Neutrality Doesn’t Ban Internet Overcharging

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:37 -0400

One Half Done, One to Go: Net Neutrality Doesn’t Ban Internet Overcharging:

Phillip “I Can See the Problem” Dampier Yesterday’s proposal by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski gets Net Neutrality halfway there. That already puts us ahead of Canadian broadband, which is a…

CRTC Embarrassed By FCC Net Neutrality Actions?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:36 -0400

CRTC Embarrassed By FCC Net Neutrality Actions?:

Professor Geist The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, the Canadian equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, may be forced to consider American…