Google, in what might sound like hyperbole claimed in a recent court brief for Gonzalez v. Google that if the Supreme Court chooses to limit the scope of Section 230 that it would "upend the internet". They are probably not wrong. Such a decision would certainly disrupt the internet as we've k...
I've used dd-wrt on many Linksys WRT54G routers over the years at work and at home. These blue routers, first released in 2002, became classics and in large part because Linksys allowed the open source community to develop replacement firmware for them. The additional capabilities and enhance...
update 2024 - this is still happening but not just bing or yahoo search. Google has also been letting these float to the top of results for years now. I'm not sure how anyone can use the modern web without blocking ads and javascript.
The top sponsored ad on the Microsoft search engine for th...
Wired has as story running about AT&T's decision to institute a bandwidth cap for its broadband customers and what that might mean for you even if you don't use AT&T. The move follows a similar action by Comcast which placed a 250GB cap on downloads (with a $10 per 50GB over) ostensibly designed...
iN8sWoRld has been transformed into a true weblog! For many years I've dealt with the (minor) annoyance of a modem internet account and hosting my pages within the measly parameters that AT&T afforded me with that account. No longer! Recently, I changed ISPs and being dazzled by the speed of my...
