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Monthly Archives: June 2006

does net neutrality stand a chance?

27B Stroke 6: Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) explained why he voted against the amendment and gave an amazing primer on how the internet works. Just read it. You’ll learn something, though not what you might expect. Just to be clear, below the fold is a rundown of some of the positions people are taking on [...]

has cheap energy unravelled America’s social fabric?

From AlterNet, Air-conditioning: Our Cross to Bear, Part I and Part II: Has the ubiquity of A/C and the resulting diaspora of people from the densely-populated (and socially liberal) North to the South undermined traditional American values?

Friday Random Ten+One: Backdated Edition

Cheat / The Clash / Black Market Clash Dissolve / Elvis Costello / When I Was Cruel Badge / Cream / 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream Change Your Mind / Camper Van Beethoven / Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart Me In Honey / R.E.M. / Out Of Time The Name [...]