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The fat pipe equals innovation

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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There’s a lot of talk starting to hit the web about the announcement from Google and Verizon about their belief in an open Internet – which is contrary to what everyone was stupidly speculating about last week. From Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb:

Google and Verizon are completing a press call right now announcing their joint legislative framework proposal: network transparency and FCC enforcement with up to $2 million fines for network providers that engage in anti-competitive measures that hurt consumers. This is the exact opposite of what reports last week speculated the companies were working on.

Funnily enough both companies are talking about how fat pipes are necessary for innovation:

Both companies are talking the innovation-talk, saying that fat, unfettered pipes will lead to more innovation that will make the pie bigger for everyone involved.

Ummm … gee .. isn’t this what I have said more time than I can shake a stick at both here and with Sean on the Braindead TechCast?

But then of course we’re no-body’s .. nobody’s who seem to be more right than wrong about what we’ve said and written.

More details: Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal

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Categories: Technology | Tags: Google, net neutrality, Verizon

Braindead TechCast EP 119: The the show

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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Uhm.

Wow.

Hello left field here we come.

I’m not really sure where tonight’s show went wrong but boy oh boy did we ever end up in the left field.

Posts that attempted to make it into the show.

  • Google denies deal with Verizon to end net neutrality – Guardian
  • FCC stops closed-door Internet policy meetings as Google, Verizon strike side deal – Post Tech
  • Investigation reveals massive conservative censoring of Digg – The Inquisitr
  • Apple opens “Try Before You Buy” section in App Store, Step to fight app piracy – 9 to 5 Mac

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Categories: Podcasts | Tags: Apple, Braindead Techcast, Google

Braindead TechCast EP 118: 5 exabytes of crap

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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Well the show starts out pretty normal with both Sean and I taking turns at ripping into some of the news of today but then at some point we suddenly found ourselves out in left field and decided to stay there. Which was actually a lot of fun.

Posts referred to in today’s show

  • Those Full-Body Scanners We Were Told Wouldn’t Save Images? Yeah, They’re Saving Images. Shock. – CrunchGear
  • Eric Schmidt: Every 2 Days We Create As Much Information As We Did Up To 2003 – TechCrunch
  • Wave good-bye to Google Wave – The Inquisitr
  • Not sure what Wave is for? No surprise there – Shooting at Bubbles

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Braindead TechCast EP 117: Someone pass the aspirin it’s a Moronic Monday hang-over

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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As much fun as Sean and I have doing the Moronic Monday episode of the podcast we kind of expect that the rest of the week will give us enough non-stupid things to talk about. Unfortunately today wasn’t the case as we seemingly got hit with a double dose of really stupid things and we had no choice but to share.

So in the spirit of sharing here is some of the headlines that contributed to today’s hang-over from Moronic Monday.

  • BREAKING: New Blackberry features a working phone. – The Inquisitr
  • Rdio hits the US and Canada – slick but bargain bin time – The Inquisitr
  • Motorola and Verizon team up for TV tablet – Financial Times
  • F.B.I., Challenging Use of Seal, Gets Back a Primer on the Law – New York Times
  • Google Earth Used To Fine People With Pools, Again – TechCrunch
  • FOIA Denial All But Confirms FTC Probe of Apple’s Anti-Adobe Rules – Epicenter

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Categories: Podcasts | Tags: Blackberry, Google, Rdio
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