Bitcoins, a Crypto-Geek Ponzi Scheme

Now that U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin are advocating a crackdown on Bitcoins (a peer-to-peer electronic currency), the mainstream media is starting to pick up on the story.  Our informed…

June 10, 2011 82

The UN Did Not Declare an Internet Right

You might think the United Nations has declared a universal Internet right, based on some of the bloggy news of the past week. Wired’s Threat Level started the ball rolling…

June 8, 2011 11

High Profile Support for AT&T T-Mobile Merger

The New York Times reports that large industry players and companies like Microsoft, Research In Motion (makers of Blackberry), Qualcomm, Facebook, Yahoo, Oracle, and 10 major Venture Capital firms are…

June 7, 2011 11

The Gang of Four

My friend Steve Rogers, the greatest pitcher in Expos/Nats history  (158 wins of which 37 were shutouts and a lifetime 3.17 ERA), once warned me that the most serious arm…

June 6, 2011 0

A Rational Discussion of Cell Phones and Towers

Updated 6/2/2011 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified cell phones as a possible carcinogen.  This new classification has…

June 1, 2011 5

Video Killed the Radio Star

Remember that song?  It was recorded by a band called the Buggles and it was (ironically, in the true sense) the first song aired on MTV when the video channel…

May 31, 2011 0

Could Microsoft be the Next Mobile Superpower?

The market’s response to Microsoft’s purchase of Skype has been far from welcoming. A sharp drop in Microsoft’s share price was followed last week by public calls for Steve Ballmer’s…

May 30, 2011 5

Is Sprint Hypocritcal on Spectrum Hoarding?

Large carriers like AT&T have frequently been accused of spectrum hoarding.  In AT&T’s case, critics base their claims on the fact that the company has one of the largest holdings…

May 27, 2011 3