http://www.wetmachine.com The Blog of author John Sundman and Friends en-us Nucleus CMS v3.23 © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.wetmachine.comnucleus/wetmachine_icon.jpg http://www.wetmachine.com http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1182 I just turned 44, which kind of sucks, but as they say, it's better than the alternative. I think I've been old for a long long time, but now I have to admit it. Virtual World have been growing up, too, and my feelings are somewhat the same. Despi... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1182 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:10:13 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1181 From recent headlines: Now that the FCC hearing in Standford is over, Comcast had dumped the idea of a consumer “bill of rights” for consumers. Instead, apparently picking up on Commissioner McDowell's confusion over ICANN and how it... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1181 Fri, 9 May 2008 13:39:12 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1180 “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” --Obligatory Cliche Neitsche Quote When last we left Sprint, the wily ... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1180 Wed, 7 May 2008 22:23:07 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1179 Finally...someone who can talk about oil and energy and leave both parties in the dust... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1179 Tue, 6 May 2008 00:29:03 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1175 One of the constant irritants for me and others trying to follow what happens at the FCC is the problem of “the too brief ex parte.” Under the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. 1.1200, et seq), when a party meets with FCC staff on an open... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1175 Mon, 5 May 2008 19:58:27 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1178 Time for a shameless plug for my employer, the Media Access Project (MAP). As long-time readers know, one of my frequent complaints is why don't folks whose lives depend on the rules made in DC bestir themselves and get active on the policy fro... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1178 Mon, 5 May 2008 16:35:33 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1177 For a business supposedly on the edge of extinction, newspapers attract an odd assortment of newcomers eager to get in on the game. Real Estate billionaire Sam Zell bought Tribune last year, marking fresh blood coming into the newspaper and broad... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1177 Mon, 5 May 2008 10:36:12 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1176 In March, I went to a gathering of people who read Eschaton, a blog by “Atrios”. This guy Atrios has a pithy blogging style that I like a lot. Basically he puts out short observations about this and that (or thus and such)--much as my ... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1176 Fri, 2 May 2008 23:02:05 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1173 Those meanines on the internets keep showing this little video of W's very-own Mini-me, McSame McBush McCain, saying how staying in Iraq for a hundred years would be “fine with him”. But everybody knows that it's unfair to show Stra... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1173 Thu, 1 May 2008 08:55:17 -0400 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1172 So I've been following up more since initial post yesterday. As a general matter, I recommend interested readers start with this piece from the FDA's website, followed by the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) FAQ on wireless medica... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1172 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:07:26 -0400