http://www.wetmachine.com The Blog of author John Sundman and Friends en-us Nucleus CMS v3.50 © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.wetmachine.comnucleus/wetmachine_icon.jpg http://www.wetmachine.com http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1859 If I had a dime for every article I have seen since AOL went to flat rate back in 1996 that foretold the coming end of flat rate internet access plans and the inevitability of metered pricing, I'd have so much money I could actually afford what wi... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1859 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:15:44 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1857 Don't know if you've noticed, but there's been a lot of gloomy stuff going around. Altogether too much of it, frankly. So here, apropos of whatever, to counterbalance that gloomiosity, a man who brought joy to my yute in giant carts full — a... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1857 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:26:56 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1786 I have a fondness for the 3.65 GHz band for a number of reasons. In the first place, I was heavily involved in the the fight over the rules. For another, it seems to be filing an important niche in the wireless broadband ecosystem. So I was pleas... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1786 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:55:55 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1851 I'm a member of the volunteer firefighting company of Tisbury 651, a ladder truck that also goes by the nickname Tisbury Tower One, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Saturday morning, three days ago, my company was called out to a fire on Christ... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1851 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:28:59 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1848 I cannot claim to know Chairman Genachowski very well. But the remarks below, given as head of the U.S. delegation in commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, mark him as my brother on a level that goes beyond all leve... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1848 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:57:23 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1846 So today, depending on how you reckon such things, more or less marks the end of the legendary Silicon Valley company Sun Microsystems, where I worked from January 1986 until April 1994 (badge #1387). Here's a photo (taken today) of me behind a gi... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1846 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:21:45 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1842 You've seen those TV advertisements for the “credit card” mafia front called Capital One. “What's in your wallet?” they ask. Well, I used to have a Capital One so-called “credit card”1 in there , but I cancelled... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1842 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:56 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1841 For those interested, I'll be appearing on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on Tuesday, January 26 (tomorrow). I'll be on for a discussion of the future of cable with Greg Sandoval and Derek Thompson. Should be fun and interesting, as I hope to talk about thi... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1841 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:27:48 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1838 I remember how I felt when the media announced the fait accompli that W would be the next president. Twice. This is worse. http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1838 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:22:54 -0500 http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1836 Never underestimate the power of local media, although I can't really say if this made a difference. But Senator-elect Scott Brown (R-MA) has his own public access cable show he uses to keep in touch with his constituents. It shall be interesti... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1836 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:45:31 -0500