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There was an earlier version of this back in the early 2000s, and I was a subscriber then: https://thoughtbot.com/blog/umbrella-today

(author of the post here) Sure, that's true But what's also true is that we will continue to see things -- things that are perfectly acceptable to society, or at least will come to…

The trick to releasing data is to provide the right incentives. For example, relaxing the traditional regulation in exchange for data. Or, releasing the platforms for some types of…

(author of the post here) There are issues on a number of levels. One is "public safety" which is essentially the licensing issue. Another is externalities like traffic, which aren…

I like the way Kim-Mai Cutler ties them together: techcrunch.com/2015/07/22/uber-airbnb-and-the-conflict-between-policys-ratchet-effect-and-techs-accelerating-speed/ -- the connect…

For folks who really want to dive into the technical arguments here, I highly recommend this paper by the new FCC CTO (and UCI CS prof) Scott Jordan: http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc…

that is true for sure i like to believe that competition can solve this particular problem, but the honest truth is that real competition in broadband internet access is a distant …

yes exactly this point is at the heart of the misleading rhetoric of the anti-NN crowd

yep that's right -- it was the de-facto state of affairs basically from the beginning of time until now