Monthly Archives: March 4, 2010
New for 2010: Cursor Keys
Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore described the new Windows Phone 7 Series interface for smartphones as “typographically intense.” With its noticeable lack of graphics, the WP7S has elicited warm memories for some observers of a simpler, mouse-less time. I’d have relegated these … Continue reading
As of July 2009, you only need 150 origin ASNs to generate 50% of all Internet traffic. It’s a very dramatic shift.
Internet Traffic Shifts to the Edge (and CDNs)
John Markoff’s NY Times article on Monday is a good starting point to understanding the dramatic changes in Web traffic patterns in the last two years. (I know, everything about the Internet is dramatic.) Some of the data referred to … Continue reading
In those countries, when a regulator says to do something, what happens is that within a very reasonable, short timeframe, those things are done. What happens in the United States is that, when a regulator says something—I’m not complaining about … Continue reading
Blair Levin on The Spectrum Crunch, and UNE
The FCC’s Blair Levin helped to coordinate the National Broadband Plan, which will be presented to Congress on March 17. Ars Technica’s Matthew Lasar did a Q&A with him, and Levin’s messaging on the economic urgency of more spectrum was … Continue reading
Graph of the Day
Dan Savage plots the relationship between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Loudness of Cell Phone Conversations in his Savage Chickens cartoon.
Social Networks Go to War
The New America Foundation brought together military officers, academics, and journalists to discuss the role of social networks in analyzing terror cells. Fortunately, the video is on YouTube, and you can watch Scott Helfstein, Assistant Professor at the US Military … Continue reading
