Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Someone told me recently that some local thiefs have begun to use computers to try detecting which houses have Wifi networks before deciding to break in. The ones with Wifi networks are assumed to have a computer and are robbed first.
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
Cringely has an interesting column this month describing how incumbent carriers can kill VoIP without violating any laws:
As the phone and cable companies begin offering their own VoIP services in real volume, they plan to "tag" their own VoIP packets so that at least within their own networks, their VoIP ...
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2004
From an AP story (via Dani):
A judge has ruled that Maryland's anti-spam law — the first state law to penalize senders of junk e-mail — is unconstitutional because it seeks to regulate commerce outside the state's borders. Last week's ruling, which threw out a lawsuit against a New York e-mail ...
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2004
In another bizarre twist of American politics, the Democracts are prepared to declare victory on Election Day even if they lose and then sue to get it (via LGF):
Unlike the former vice president, who lost a recount fight and the 2000 election, Kerry will be quick to declare victory on ...
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