Category Archives: Web/Tech

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 […]

Obama Pushes FCC On Net Neutrality

Mr. Obama has decided to weight in on net neutrality, which has mostly been some sort of minor Progressive issue that they want because….well, no one is really sure. Most of them are probably not sure. They just know that Government Regulation Is Awesome. As long as it only negatively affects Other People, of course. […]

Follow Up On Acer Iconia B1-730 Tablet

I mentioned a week ago that I had purchased an Acer Iconia B1-730 tablet, and mentioned the pros and cons. One interesting thing in all the pro reviews was the mention that the Android 4.3.3 was stripped down. Having played with it, they weren’t kidding. It was missing several capabilities, including the ability for automatic […]

Quick Review: Acer Iconia 7 B1-730

I didn’t really need a new tablet, but I did want one. My Elocity tablet is almost 4 years old, and cannot be updated since it is rooted. Gives me little troubles like freezing. Can’t use the new Play Store. No accelerometer. Others. I decided to take some of that sweet sweet birthday cash and […]

NC General Assembly Considering Tax On E Cigarette Liquids

Most news sources are positioning this as a tax on e-cigarettes themselves, which is not quite correct. There will be no excise tax on the devices used, whether they be ones where you purchase replacement cartridges, such as Blue, or ones where you refill the cartridges yourself, such as my Kanger EVOD. Instead, they’re aiming […]

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