Category Archives: Web/Tech

Obama To Request An Additional $5 Billion For Cybersecurity Overhaul

How many times have Executive Office agencies been hacked? You had the massive Officer of Personnel Management hack last year. The FBI just announced it was the recipient of a massive hack. Many other agencies have been hacked. Many others have successfully fought off hacks. This is a true common sense offering from Mr. Obama […]

Soundbars Reviewed: Vizio SB4051 And Samsung 500 Series

Something a little different. For Christmas, the only thing I wanted was a soundbar, because, let’s face it, most TVs nowadays have terrible speakers. I’ve previously written about the Vizio TV I got last year, which I’m still thrilled with. I’ve been using computer speakers attached to the component audio output, and, while OK, I […]

Big Government Looks For Nanny State Solution To Cyber-Bullying

I think we can all agree that cyber-bullying is a Bad Thing, especially for children, and even young adults. Bullying is a sad, and unfortunate, fact of life since time immortal. Cyber-bullying has also become a sad and unfortunate fact of life. So, what to do about it? Cyberbullying: Rutgers University Awarded Grant to Develop […]

FCC Commish Ajit Pai Destroys “Net Neutrality” In 3 Easy Points

The idea of an open and free Internet is a wonderful thing. In fact, it is something that the United States has led the world in since the web’s inception. Of course, some folks like to create problems where none exist, and think that it is a Good Idea to give the government huge powers […]

Obama’s Plan For The Internet Totally Forgets To Include Details

However, he seems totally psyched to have the Central Government out in place regulations and rules via unelected bureaucrats (Kuntsevo Dacha) More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago. And here’s a big reason we’ve seen such incredible growth and innovation: Most […]

Leaving The Internet Unfettered Is Apparently A “Radical Decision”

Liberals who cheer the partisan FCC ruling should remember the decision when their own service is affected Net neutrality ruling: What it means for you The Federal Communications Committee voted Thursday to regulate the Internet under Title II of the 1934 Communications Act, which currently applies to telephone service. The ruling will enable the FCC to […]

FCC Set To Vote On “Net Neutrality” Today

Let’s start with this Here is Pres. Obama's revised 317-page plan to regulate the Internet. The public still can't see it. I'm voting no. pic.twitter.com/RirBVPChmV — Ajit Pai (@AjitPai) February 25, 2015 Ajit Pai is one of the commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission. It should be very concerning that no one can actually see […]

Net Neutrality: A Solution In Search Of A Problem (That Will Create More Problems)

Randolph J. May wonders whether the FCC is a lawless organization, in terms of a background in how the Constitution creates our form of government in light of the way the British authorities simply “dispensed power”, a “form of exercise of royal prerogative under which the king could excuse himself or his favored subjects from […]

Quick Review: Vizio M422i Television

So, I’ve had the same TV for around 6 years now, and Olevia (yup, off brand) 37″ HDTV, which still works, but I am getting some dark spots on the screen and when I turn it on, the speakers often go nuts with static for a couple minutes. It still works well, but it was […]

Surprise: Obama Never Thought It Would Be So Hard To Replace U.S. Stewardship Of Internet

Hey, according to Obama the U.S. is just another country, nothing special, so, hey, why not give up control of of the open Internet? As The Lonely Conservative notes “Some day we can tell our kids and grandkids about the time when the internet was free” (WSJ) We’re at the midpoint between the Obama administration’s […]

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