@comcast offered to reduce internet bill if we take cable TV. It’s been 5 years without, we didn’t miss it at all. First impresssion after activation: who watches this crap? This is unbelievable, literally a thousand channels of offense to every thinking neuron in my brain. Fortunately we didn’t commit to actually watch TV!
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@bruce_schneier QOTD: “It’s always amusing to see when Google complains about the government spying on their users, because it is their job to spy on their users.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ui3tLbzIgQ&feature=youtu.be
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Words fail me: @eff: “the government stated that the database it used was unconstitutional” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/many-problems-deas-bulk-phone-records-collection-program
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Apple details HomeKit compatibility with competing home automation platforms, rules out rival Wi-Fi gear | 9to5Mac
As I said, #IoT interop is not a matter of protocols but politics. http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/22/apple-details-homekit-compatibility-with-competing-home-automation-platforms/
jernst
Really, @turbotax: “Dspsd ppty type must be entered.”
jernst
Very excellent discussion of platforms in a very old @davewiner post: http://scripting.com/davenet/1995/01/26/thesfwebolution.html#2
jernst
Sometimes I’m thinking @awscloud runs its EC2 servers on junk hardware. Just how often can those servers fail so completely?
jernst
Living in California.
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Google Plans Major Play In Wireless Partnering With Sprint and T-Mobile – Slashdot
As I predicted, internet giants are getting into telecom. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/01/21/2259235/google-plans-major-play-in-wireless-partnering-with-sprint-and-t-mobile
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HealthCare.gov Sends Personal Data to Dozens of Tracking Websites | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Are you serious? HealthCare.gov Sends Personal Data to Dozens of Tracking Websites https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/healthcare.gov-sends-personal-data