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    MEME: Bitsharks

    Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

    I’m going to start blaming random network- and computer-related problems on Bitsharks. Get all my customers used to the idea of these predatory bots cruising the network, dining on people’s transmissions.
    USER: “Why didn’t my email go through?”
    ME: “Did you receive a failure message?”
    USER: “No.”
    ME: “Uhhh, you didn’t send it alone, did you?”
    USER: “What do [...]

    Network Neutrality: Not Negotiable

    Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

    Someone asked:
    I’m curious what the[...] community thinks… what if a company such as Comcast were to offer two plans:
    1. $30/mo - The internet as we know it today without any preference to content providers, advertising, etc
    2. $15/mo - An internet where some content providers get preference, subsidizing the lower monthly bill.
    If companies offered a choice [...]