Ars Technica reports on a settlement in the class-action lawsuit between communications giant Comcast and P2P users who had their internet speeds throttled.
If you're one of the affected parties, you too can publicly out yourself as a P2P user, and get sixteen whole dollars for your troubles! Who in their right mind would pass up that kind of deal?
If you're one of the affected parties, you too can publicly out yourself as a P2P user, and get sixteen whole dollars for your troubles! Who in their right mind would pass up that kind of deal?
Weird Al Yankovic is playing the Tennessee Theatre...wow, looks like tomorrow!
Here's an interview I did with him almost two years ago to the day. Ah, the heady, innocent days of 2008. I remember them like they were just a couple of years ago.
Here's an interview I did with him almost two years ago to the day. Ah, the heady, innocent days of 2008. I remember them like they were just a couple of years ago.
"Weird Al" Yankovic is playing the Tennessee Theatre...wow, looks like tomorrow!
Here's an interview I did with him almost two years ago to the day. Ah, the heady, innocent days of 2008. I remember them like they were just a couple of years ago.
Here's an interview I did with him almost two years ago to the day. Ah, the heady, innocent days of 2008. I remember them like they were just a couple of years ago.
Hot on the heels of news that the TN legislature is putting off state-level traffic camera reforms until at least next year, here's an innovative response to traffic camera gripes from our neighbors in Sullivan County.
Police chief David Nelson excused it away, commenting that "It just slipped my mind. If you open up a Web site and let it go down, somebody can buy it - I did not know that."Way to join us in the 21st century, guys!
It's been less than 12 hours since former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison officially walked away from the County Mayor GOP primary with a smidge less than 15 percent of the vote, but it appears that the campaign signs are already being unceremoniously thrown out. The "Tim Hutchison for Knox County Mayor" Facebook page has been deleted, and hutchisonformayor.com currently redirects right back to Google.
Abrupt responses are one thing, but a complete vanish from the Web without so much as a "thanks for your support"? Perhaps they're just in a temporary holding pattern while Hutchison prepares a post congratulating Tim Burchett on his primary victory.
UPDATE: The campaign twitter account is gone, too.
Abrupt responses are one thing, but a complete vanish from the Web without so much as a "thanks for your support"? Perhaps they're just in a temporary holding pattern while Hutchison prepares a post congratulating Tim Burchett on his primary victory.
UPDATE: The campaign twitter account is gone, too.
Per Satterfield@KNS, it's freakin' official, you betcha.
UPDATE: Big Ears sources now reporting that Armisen's percussionist alter-ego Jens Hannemann will be opening for Joanna Newsom.
This one's a little out of my tech-ish blog idiom, but oh well.
From the Blab and twitter: SNL's Fred Armisen will be coming to Big Ears this year.
It remains to be seen in what capacity Armisen will appear. He is best known for his comedic turns, but with 20 years in the music business under his belt, who knows.
If Armisen appears in a non-musical capacity, he may be the first non-musical addition to the 2010 roster. 2009's festival was all over the place, with spoken word events, workshops, and a walking tour of downtown with Neil Hamburger, but by comparison 2010's events so far have focused on musical acts. See above. Armisen as Hannemann will play the music with, presumably, the funny.
This one's a little out of my tech-ish blog idiom, but oh well.
From the Blab and twitter: SNL's Fred Armisen will be coming to Big Ears this year.
UPDATE 2/09: IT'S OFFICIAL.
Looks like Toyota is about to throw the emergency brake on the brake problems the 2010 Prius is experiencing. "Ouch," say forward-thinking automotive pundits everywhere.
Expect the inevitable overwrought American consumer backlash against anything not . Hell, with any luck we'll be back to burning whale oil by 2011!
But seriously, I've been wary of the Prius' brake system since its inception. Not because of any precognitive ability re: the current situation, mind you. I just think that it's playing with fire to throw too many variables in there with the big damn clamps that keep me from dying. Academically, I like the idea of reclaiming kinetic energy and channeling it back into a usable form, but not at the risk of screwing up a mission-critical system. Put some solar cells on the roof or something instead, Toyota.
As far as I can tell, my misgivings are entirely theoretical in nature, and the issues currently facing the Prius are not related to my loony rants. Which is a shame, really - risk management consultants make a lot of money.
Looks like Toyota is about to throw the emergency brake on the brake problems the 2010 Prius is experiencing. "Ouch," say forward-thinking automotive pundits everywhere.
Expect the inevitable overwrought American consumer backlash against anything not . Hell, with any luck we'll be back to burning whale oil by 2011!
But seriously, I've been wary of the Prius' brake system since its inception. Not because of any precognitive ability re: the current situation, mind you. I just think that it's playing with fire to throw too many variables in there with the big damn clamps that keep me from dying. Academically, I like the idea of reclaiming kinetic energy and channeling it back into a usable form, but not at the risk of screwing up a mission-critical system. Put some solar cells on the roof or something instead, Toyota.
As far as I can tell, my misgivings are entirely theoretical in nature, and the issues currently facing the Prius are not related to my loony rants. Which is a shame, really - risk management consultants make a lot of money.
LORAN-C, the successor to the LOng-RAnge Navigation (get it?) system that your grandfather used to beat back the Japanese during WWII, will be going offline soon, according to this AP report.
Cost concerns are cited as the primary reason for the shutdown, which will begin February 8th and is expected to end with the final LORAN tower going offline by October 8th. With GPS receivers cheap and the infrastructure pervasive, LORAN is seen as obsolete, and unplugging the system will save an estimated $190 million over five years.
Cost concerns are cited as the primary reason for the shutdown, which will begin February 8th and is expected to end with the final LORAN tower going offline by October 8th. With GPS receivers cheap and the infrastructure pervasive, LORAN is seen as obsolete, and unplugging the system will save an estimated $190 million over five years.
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